ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport found over 40 pounds of marijuana on May 14.
Officers in Newark told those in St. Louis that a passenger scheduled to leave the United States was a subject of interest. As the 31-year-old woman was leaving St. Louis to head to Frankfurt, Germany, her two suitcases were inspected.
According to authorities, inside the suitcases were 38 bundles of marijuana with a total weight of 43.5 pounds.
“The sharing of information between our officers was instrumental in stopping this traveler from transporting 43 pounds of marijuana internationally,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, Director of Field Operations, Chicago Field Office. “I commend the CBP officers in Newark and at Lambert for enforcing U.S. federal law, which prohibits the illegal distribution of marijuana.”
The suspect and marijuana were turned over to St. Louis Airport Police for further processing.
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