KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – An Arizona man has been indicted on charges of concealing 34 pounds of cocaine in hidden compartments in his Mercedes SUV, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today

54-year-old Kurt L. Feldmann, of Sonoita, Ariz., is charged with possession with intent to distribute 34 pounds of cocaine. He was initially was charged in a criminal complaint filed May 1, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Topeka.

The complaint alleged that on April 27, 2012, Feldmann was driving a Mercedes GL450 eastbound on I-70 in Wabaunsee County when a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper pulled him over. Investigators found the cocaine in compartments hidden in the floorboard of the car.

If convicted, Feldmann faces a penalty of not less than 10-years and not more than life and a fine up to $10 million.