Four men, including a father-and-son pair, were arrested in Buffalo after airport authorities found a whopping 120 pounds of marijuana stashed in their luggage, officials said.
The men — who were flying from Sacramento, California — were arrested after their American Airlines flight landed at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport around 11 p.m. Saturday, a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) spokeswoman said.
Transit police reported receiving a tip from law enforcement in Sacramento about a possible “large amount of marijuana” on an inbound flight.
An officer responded with a K9, who sniffed out the marijuana found in six different checked bags, authorities said.
Acting on a search warrant, officers found that the packages held marijuana with a street value of about $400,000.
Father and son Deon Burnett, 52 and Deon Burnett Jr., 18, as well as Jacari Brooks, 18, and Kevin Tucker, 49, all of Buffalo, were taken into custody.
All four were arrested and charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a Class C felony, officials said. Additional charges may follow.
They are set to be arraigned April 6 at Cheektowaga Town Court, The Buffalo News reported, citing the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
A photo released by police shows investigators, along with the K9, standing with the stash of marijuana.
“We want to acknowledge a job well done by our Detective Bureau and K9 Zev!” authorities said.