Crime & Safety
Febreze Doesn't Stop K9 From Sniffing Out 60 Pounds Of Pot: MNPD
With the help of a K9, Metro Police say they found 60 pounds of marijuana in luggage on an LAX-BNA flight.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Neither vacuum-sealed bags nor a heavy dose of Febreze could keep a Nashville K9 from his appointed duty Thursday, as Metro Police say Boston sniffed out nearly 60 pounds of marijuana in two suitcases at Nashville International Airport.
Investigators received a tip that a large shipment of pot was heading to the Music City on a flight from Los Angeles. Once the flight landed, MNPD set Boston to sniffing and the dog indicated drugs were in a pair of suitcases.
Inside the luggage: 51 vacuum-sealed bags that had been heavily sprayed with Febreze, according to an affidavit, and containing 59.4 pounds of marijuana.
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The luggage's alleged owner, 24-year-old Jose Medina Ayala, told detectives he had no idea he was carrying marijuana. He was, nevertheless, booked on numerous felony drug charges.
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