Man admits role in mailed-pot case

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old North Platte man tied to a case involving 16 pounds of marijuana sent through the mail has pleaded guilty.

On Monday, Anthony Apodaca pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and to possession of cocaine. Sentencing was set for Dec. 14.

Apodaca was one of four people involved in the crime. Investigators say that in July, a drug-sniffing dog found the marijuana in a package at an Omaha post office.

Police allowed the package to be delivered to a North Platte home. Apodaca was arrested there.