Police find 40 pounds of marijuana in Athens bar owner's car

ATHENS - Arizona state police arrested an Athens bar owner after they found 40 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of the car he was driving. <br> <br> Michael Neil Rains, 29, was charged with two felonies for possessing and transporting marijuana for sale. <br> <br> He was stopped in a rented Cadillac for a minor traffic violation Monday, said detective Jay Atwater of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. <br> <br> An officer asked to search Rains&#39; car because he was acting suspiciously, police said, and about $80,000 worth of marijuana was found in a duffel bag in the trunk. <br> <br> Rains had rented the car in Athens, Atwater said. <br> <br> Rains faces three to 12 years in prison if convicted. He was released from the Coconino County, Ariz., jail on $10,000 bond.