ORLANDO, Fla. – A passenger at Orlando International Airport who attempted to board a plane with 22 pounds of crystal meth and $900 in cash claimed the drugs weren’t his, according to the Orlando Police Department.
Police said a Transportation Security Administration agent spotted passenger Eli Brown at gate 35 around 8 a.m. on Jan. 22 and stopped him for a random bag check before he could board his flight to Louisville, Kentucky. [TRENDING: Even colder air on the way | Latest on $1,400 economic relief payments | Bars, nightclubs continue to disobey local COVID-19 rules] Inside the backpack, police said the agent found 22 vacuum-sealed bags wrapped in white clothing that each contained a pound of meth and $900 in cash.