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Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents
Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents A California man faces Pennsylvania drug charges after authorities claim he tried to smuggle 72 pounds of marijuana onto an Ireland-bound plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday.  Bryan Nelson Gonzalez Rodriguez, 34, of Monterey Park, Calif., meant to depart from Philadelphia on April 24 but was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection officers at the gate, agency officials said in a release.  They confronted the traveler after an x-ray exam during outbound inspections revealed "anomalies" in his two suitcases, CBP said.  The bags were then taken to a CBP in…

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