Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac) was arrested in Los Angeles at LAX this past weekend and TMZ.com is reporting on Tuesday that he was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Police indicated that Waltman attempted to carry meth and marijuana through customs in an attempt to board a flight to the United Kingdom.
Multiple wrestling media outlets first noted that Waltman went quiet over the weekend when he had been scheduled to make an appearance for the IPW-UK promotion overseas. Those associated with the promotion became concerned when they were unable to reach Waltman after he missed his flight on Saturday.
The TMZ story notes that Waltman was stopped by customs agents and the drugs were discovered. Waltman was then booked for possession of a controlled substance, only for police to discover an outstanding warrant stemming from a prior DUI arrest. His bail was set at $35,000 and he has since been released from custody.
Waltman tweeted out the following noting he would explain more this week. It should be noted that Waltman issued the tweet before the TMZ story went public.
Sean Waltman✔@TheRealXPac
I've had a crazy weekend. I'll get into it on the show Wednesday. Way too much to tweet about. Still mentally strong & healthy. No relapse.
12:03 AM - 2 May 2017
TMZ Sports is reporting today that when Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac) was arrested at LAX this past weekend for possession of meth and marijuana, officials believed he had intended on distributing the meth overseas for his scheduled trip to the UK.
According to the article, Waltman was already on a “Customs and Border Patrol watch list for narcotics” and his name was immediately flagged when trying to travel through customs. A drug dog was dispatched and his bags were then searched.
As reported earlier, Waltman was found to be in possession of meth and marijuana. More details have now been released courtesy of a police report. The report revealed Waltman had “3 Cannibis chocolate bars, 2 THC liquid cigarettes and 38 meth/Amphetamine capsules.” Waltman also had $736.10 in cash on hand as well.
Officials associated with the arrest added “the large quantity of pills plus the large quantity of U.S. currency are associated with narcotics sales.” As noted in the previous report, Waltman was arrested and booked for “possession of narcotics with intent to sell”, a felony. Waltman now faces an estimated four years in prison if convicted.