Rochester police seize 3 pounds of meth from FedEx airport terminal

FedEx employees contacted Rochester police after receiving a suspicious package at the airport terminal.

November 23, 2015 at 10:54PM

Police seized nearly three pounds of meth from the FedEx terminal at Rochester International Airport Friday.

FedEx employees contacted Rochester Police after a package raised some suspicion.

After a drug sniffing police dog alerted police that the package contained narcotics, police obtained a search warrant and opened the package to find three pounds (1,272 grams) of methamphetamine worth about $127,000.

Police arranged a controlled delivery to the recipient, a California man, at Kahler Grand Hotel. Police arrested the man after he accepted the package.

Investigators believe the Mexican drug cartel is involved in the drugs' shipment, police said.

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