Clayton County

Passenger hid nearly $3 million in drugs inside luggage at Atlanta airport, police say

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A flyer who was catching a flight to Brazil is now headed to jail, after police said he was caught with illegal drugs.

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According to Atlanta police, it happened on June 28.

Authorities said APD and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a large amount of THC extracted products/ marijuana during the search of a flyer’s luggage.

The passenger, identified as Vance Ray Randolph, was flying out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport headed to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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APD said they seized the following items:

  • 12.35 pounds of THC wax
  • 34.39 pounds of hashish
  • 4.6 pounds of marijuana
  • 1.21 pounds of pasty marijuana

The drugs have an estimated street value of $2.97 million, police said.

Randolph was arrested and faces drug violation charges. He was taken to the Clayton County Jail.

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