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.
Karen Zamora • 612-673-4647
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