MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — There was something different about one woman’s luggage attempting to make its way through TSA security screening.
Sure enough, when opened officials found more than clothes.
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On Sept. 16, police at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport spotted an odd piece of luggage.
Authorities said the luggage did not pass TSA’s security screening after finding an ‘anomaly’ inside.
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After opening the luggage, PHXPD discovered six kilos of powder fentanyl and 50,000 fentanyl pills.
The luggage belonged to a woman identified as Martisha Montgomery.
According to officials, Montgomery was traveling to Atlanta from Phoenix.
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She was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County jail.
Montgomery is charged with one count of possession of narcotic drugs and is being held on a $100,000 bond.
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