Pilot arrested at Jenks airport with 102 pounds of meth

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Tuesday night after they say he landed a plane at the R.L. Jones Airport in Jenks with 102.7 pounds of methamphetamine on board.

Homeland Security Investigations agents in Tulsa were alerted by Customs and Border Protection about the plane headed to the area from another state.

CBP asked agents to do a pilot certification inspection on the pilot, later identified as Badlands McNally, at the airport.

Just before 9 p.m., agents saw the plane land and move outside a hanger.

A deputy went up to McNally as he was opening his hanger and asked to see his credentials.

When the deputy asked McNally where he flew in from, he didn't respond. When he asked a second time, he told the deputy he'd flown in from Watonga.

The deputy asked if he had any drugs, guns, or bombs on the aircraft and he became nervous and defensive, according to the arrest report. McNally said "he was worried that he may get his head chopped off."

The deputy then called Tulsa police and requested a K9 unit. The K9 officer conducted an open air search and directed deputies to the plane.

When they opened the door of McNally's plane, there was an overwhelming smell of chemicals from inside, according to the report.

Agents found two large black duffel bags, carrying 102.7 pounds of meth, as well as two pistols and a rifle with multiple magazines behind the pilot's seat.

McNally was immediately taken into custody.