Two arrested at Dulles with 57 pounds of marijuana for London flight
Two Baltimore residents were arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on April 16 after U.S. customs officers found 57 pounds 6 ounces of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags bound for London. The pair was handed to airport police and faces felony possession, distribution and conspiracy charges.
🇺🇸 Washington Dulles International Airport, Sterling, Virginia · Virginia, United States
Carl Caran Raashad Henson, 31, and Tilesha Kelly Theresa Coles, 31, were both
arrested on April 16.[1]The two, a man and a woman from Baltimore, face
felony charges after being caught at Washington Dulles International Airport
trying to smuggle more than 57 pounds of marijuana on a flight to London,
according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[1]The pair was turned over
to the Washington Airports Authority Police.[1]They both face charges of
possession of controlled substances, transport into the Commonwealth with intent
to distribute greater than five pounds of marijuana, and conspiracy to commit
drug offenses.[1]
Investigators inspecting luggage being loaded onto a London-bound flight
discovered several black, vacuum-sealed bags.[1]Officers said the bags held
57 pounds and 6 ounces of marijuana, about 26.02 kg.[1]
CBP has also made similar seizures at Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
Thurgood Marshall Airport, also on London-bound flights, in a separate set of
cases not counted here.[1]In all, 247 pounds of marijuana have been seized at
that airport.[1]
Photos and video
Photo of the marijuana seized at Dulles. Photo: CBPPhoto details
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