Texas Woman Allegedly Attempts to Sneak Suitcases with Staggering Amount of Pot Onto International Flight, Fails

A Texas woman was caught attempting to smuggle 71 pounds of marijuana to London. (Credit: US Customs and Border Protection)

A Texas woman allegedly attempted to sneak suitcases filled with 71 pounds of marijuana onto a flight from Dulles International to Paris before she was detained.

Du Li Park, 30, was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on Nov. 23 for filling two suitcases with 60 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, which has a street value of up to $330,000 in the US and two to three times as much in London, according to reporting by WTOP.