Drugs On Plane by Addison Jordan

Summary: Friday, a 26-year-old woman at Oakland International Airport was arrested after the TSA allegedly discovered marijuana in her three checked bags, according to the TSA. The Mississippi resident was attempting to fly on a plane from Oakland to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops in Phoenix and Dallas.

           

"TSA screens every bag placed on an airplane, whether taken as carry-on or checked with an airline," said TSA spokesman Ross Feinstein, via e-mail.

"As is common practice, TSA notified the Alameda County Sheriff's Office of the discovery, who responded and took possession of the marijuana," said Feinstein. The decision was made by the local authorities to arrest the woman on criminal charges.  She was caught with 81 pounds of pot, which is a substantial amount.

Analysis: Sometimes I just have to wonder what goes in people’s minds. How do you possibly expect to fly from California to Mississippi with 81 pounds of marijuana, and not get caught? Was she going to sell the drugs, or was it all for her personal use? Perhaps she was smoking some when she thought she could take it on a plane undetected, because this just doesn’t make sense to me.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/travel/tsa-suitcases-marijuana/index.html?hpt=us_c2