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Flying high: Police say passenger pulled off airplane at PDX after pot found in luggage
KATU • • business
Key Points:
- A New York man, Zachariah Hillary Primus, was arrested at Portland International Airport after TSA screeners found nearly 30 pounds of marijuana in his checked luggage destined for JFK Airport in New York.
- The suitcase contained a large vacuum-sealed bag with several smaller bags of marijuana buds, totaling over 256 ounces of usable marijuana.
- Primus had already boarded the Alaska Airlines flight but was paged back to the terminal and taken into custody before the plane departed.
- He was arraigned on July 2 on three felony charges including illegal import/export of marijuana, unlawful delivery, and unlawful possession.
- Primus was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled for a court hearing on July 30.
