Ditch dope, shoes - and run
A flight attendant fled when she was selected for a random screening at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting a search that turned up 30kg of cocaine in her carry-on bags, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman said. The woman, who had arrived at the terminal on Friday for a flight, abandoned her belongings before escaping on foot, Special Agent Timothy Massino told reporters on Monday.The DEA declined further comment on the case while an investigation was under way.Authorities did not say which airline she worked for and there were conflicting media reports.NBC News reported on its website that the woman ran from the terminal after making a nervous phone call in a language not recognised by officers and left behind a pair of designer shoes as she fled on an escalator. ..
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