NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two men were taken into custody and arrested after 68 pound of marijuana was discovered in two suitcases at Nashville International Airport (BNA) Wednesday.
Investigators were running a luggage check on a Southwest flight from Burbank, California, when K-9 Officer Havoc alerted officers to the smell of marijuana coming from luggage, according to court documents.
Officers determined the suitcases belonged to Dalonta Jackson, 27, of Washington, D.C., and Marquoise Motley, 34, of Baltimore, Maryland. According to arrest documents, Jackson was taken into custody at Gate C25 and Motley was found aboard the plane, which was bound for Washington, D.C.
Both men consented to offices searching the luggage, during which multiple bundles of vacuum-sealed marijuana was found hidden inside Ozark Trail – Walmart brand tent boxes, according to court documents.
An estimated 45 pounds of marijuana was reportedly found in Jackson’s luggage while 23 pounds was found in Motley’s.
Jackson and Motley were booked into the Metro jail and charged with felony drug possession. Both have been released on $7,000 bonds.