According to a report via the nypst, the yet to be publicly identified ‘skittish’ flight attendant flew into a panic at Los Angeles airport when she attempted to pass a line normally reserved for airline crew when she was unexpectedly asked by a TSA agent to submit for a spot check.
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A flight attendant dropped her bags and ran when she was selected for random screening at Los Angeles global airport – prompting a search that turned up 66lb (30kg) of cocaine in her carry-on luggage, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Investigators told NBC News, the woman’s bag contained 60 pounds of cocaine.
Massino would not say what position the woman held with an airline, nor did he name the airline.
McClain expressed concern that officers were alerted about the bag, but not a suspicious person running through the airport.
“After the TSA officer directed the suspect to a location for her to be screened, she was left unattended and witnesses stated that she made a cellphone call, kicked off her shoes and ran from the terminal down the up escalator”, the police officers’ union said in a statement.
Comment was sought from Los Angeles airport police and the Transportation Safety Administration. Prosecutors allege they smuggled guns, including an AK-47, from Atlanta to NY.
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Four former baggage handlers at San Diego’s airport were sentenced in September in a drug-smuggling case. Instead, the agency has urged airports to increase random screenings of workers and to keep background checks up to date.
