{"id":2597881,"date":"2026-05-01T20:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/57-pounds-of-marijuana-worth-220k-found-in-suitcase-at-dulles-airport\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:38:28","slug":"57-pounds-of-marijuana-worth-220k-found-in-suitcase-at-dulles-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/57-pounds-of-marijuana-worth-220k-found-in-suitcase-at-dulles-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"57 pounds of marijuana worth $220k found in suitcase at Dulles Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F57-pounds-of-marijuana-worth-220k-found-in-suitcase-at-dulles-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man adn woman from Maryland were arrested at Dulles International Airport after Customs and Border Protection found 57 pounds of marijuana worth about $220,000 hidden in two checked suitcases bound for a London flight. The Baltimore-area suspects-Carl Caran Raashad Henson and Tilesha Kelly Theresa Coles-were charged with possession of a controlled substance, transporting more than 5 pounds of marijuana with intent too distribute, and conspiracy to commit drug offenses. CBP said the marijuana was packed in 50 vacuum-sealed bags and that the case followed a broader pattern of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >transnational groups attempting<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-schools-stock-naloxone-to-combat-fentanyl-crisis-while-border-remains-open-to-drug-cartels\/\" title=\"Biden urges schools to have Naloxone for fentanyl crisis as border stays open to cartels.\">smuggle large quantities<\/a> of cannabis to Europe for higher profits,where it can sell for roughly two to three times as much.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"49\">Maryland<\/a> man and woman were arrested after police found 57 pounds of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"115\">marijuana<\/a> worth $220,000 in two suitcases at Dulles International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore residents Carl Caran Raashad Henson, 31, and Tilesha Kelly Theresa Coles, 31, were arrested on April 16, with the bust <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/dulles-cbp-officers-intercept-57-pound-london-bound-marijuana-load\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/dulles-cbp-officers-intercept-57-pound-london-bound-marijuana-load\">announced<\/a> by Customs and Border Protection on Friday. They are being charged with possession of controlled substances, transport into the commonwealth with intent to distribute greater than 5 pounds of marijuana, and conspiracy to commit drug offenses.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4552032\/tampa-bay-remains-identified-second-missing-usf-student\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Remains found in Tampa Bay identified as second missing USF student<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551338\/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-8647\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalized with \u201886 47\u2019 graffiti after Trump changes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4551353\/comer-look-into-mpd-manipulating-crime-statistics\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Comer looks into high-ranking DC police officials for manipulating crime statistics<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>CBP officers discovered the 57 pounds of marijuana in 50 vacuum-sealed bags distributed across two checked suitcases, bound for a London-bound flight. The couple was met at the departure gate and taken back to the CBP\u2019s inspection station.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While inspecting baggage being loaded onto a London-bound flight, CBP officers discovered multiple black vacuum-sealed bags inside two checked bags.  (CBP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTransnational criminal organizations continue to carelessly profit on the misfortune of others by paying them peanuts to smuggle marijuana to Europe for higher profits. Instead of peanuts, these mules will be earning jail time and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-times-deported-ms-13-gang-member-released-in-sanctuary-city-kills-girlfriend-in-front-of-their-daughter-then-commits-suicide\/\" title=\"Ten-Times Deported MS-13 Gang Member Released in Sanctuary City Kills Girlfriend in Front of Their Daughter, Then Commits Suicide\">criminal record<\/a>,\u201d Area Port Director Christine Waugh, CBP Area Port of Washington, D.C., said in a statement. \u201cThese arrests should be a wake-up call to would be smugglers that Customs and Border Protection officers will find you and we will work with our law enforcement partners to hold you accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A press release from CBP noted that it has noticed a pattern of transnational criminal organizations attempting to transport large quantities of marijuana through luggage to Europe, where high-quality marijuana can garner as much as two to three times higher profits than in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4540976\/trump-marijuana-mistake-reclassify-reschedule\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4540976\/trump-marijuana-mistake-reclassify-reschedule\/\">TRUMP\u2019S MARIJUANA MISTAKE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the limited legalization of marijuana in the U.S., it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-wants-privacy-but-divorce-is-not-a-private-matter\/\" title=\"Bill Gates Wants \u2018Privacy,\u2019 But Divorce Is Not A Private Matter\">remains illegal<\/a> to transport the substance across state or international borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Maryland couple was arrested at Dulles after police found 57 lbs of marijuana worth $220,000 in two suitcases<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2597882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dulles-marijuana.webp?w=300","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45832,68101,5561,8068,5468],"class_list":["post-2597881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drug-bust","tag-dulles-airport","tag-marijuana","tag-transportation","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dulles-marijuana.webp?w=300","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597889,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597881\/revisions\/2597889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}