BLACKEY, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in jail, after Fed Ex reported that he had dropped off a suspicious package.

The company reported that it was holding a package sent by 43-year-old Jimmy Scott McIntyre, of Blackey, at its shipping center in Langley.

A Kentucky State Police drug dog alerted on the package, and troopers obtained a search warrant to open it up. But instead of drugs, they found the box filled with cash.

Troopers then went to McIntyre’s home to question him about the package. He admitted that he was sending the money to California and expected his contact to send a shipment of drugs in return. He told the officers he had been doing the same thing two or three times a week for the past three years.

During a subsequent search of his home, the troopers found a large amount of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, cocaine, THC cartridges and trafficking materials. They also found multiple firearms, despite McIntyre having two previous felony convictions.

McIntyre was arrested and charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and gun charges. He is being held on a $150,000 cash bond while a grand jury weighs whether or not to indict him.