MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Federal agents say they busted a pair of travelers, who tried to take a cruise out of PortMiami with very illegal cargo.
The pair are facing drug charges after the Department of Homeland Security said it found 112 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in their luggage.
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According to an arrest report, Michael Quesenberry and Savannah Rose Minami boarded the Norwegian Joy on Jan. 11. headed for Southampton, England.
Agents say they inspected Quesenberry’s luggage and found 56 separate vacuum-sealed bags, containing a green, leafy substance that later tested positive for marijuana.
After that discovery, agents said they searched Minami’s luggage and said they found 56 more bags, packed with marijuana.
According to the arrest report, agents seized more than 150 pounds of marijuana from the pair.
Quesenberry and Minami face several charges, including conspiracy to export/intent to distribute a controlled substance, attempted exportation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.