ORLANDO- A man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to smuggle crystal meth on a plane at the Orlando International Airport.
Eli Brown, 46, was spotted by airport security early Jan. 22, as he was trying to board a train, according to WKMG-TV.
Police say that they found Brown with 22 vacuum-sealed bags, with each bag weighing a pound each and $900 in cash.
According to an affidavit, Brown denied having owned the backpack that contained the 22 lbs of crystal meth inside. He told police that he arrived in Orlando from Los Angeles, and fell asleep.
Brown claims that when he awoke, he grabbed the backpack because it looked very similar to his.
Brown was arrested and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine over 200 grams.
Orlando police tweeted that this is one of the biggest drug bust at an airport.
DRUGS SEIZED: Thanks to our officers' close partnership with @TSA, this 22lb. meth stash was found in a passenger's backpack during his layover. It's one of the largest amounts of drugs anyone's recently tried to carry in person; worth $500k. We arrested the passenger. pic.twitter.com/X3oHe2u60O
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) February 2, 2021
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