WICHITA, KAN. – A Mexican man who was arrested in Kansas with 4.5 pounds of heroin was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister 

Elesvan Garcia-Matinez, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

In his plea, he admitted the Geary County Sheriff’s Office stopped his car on I-70 in Geary County.

In the trunk, they found a modified fire extinguisher containing about 4.5 pounds of heroin.