Police seize 57 pounds of marijuana at Charlotte-Douglas International

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police said they seized 57 pounds of marijuana at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

Officials told Channel 9 they found 26 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana worth more than $114,000.

"I would say it's either a bit of stupidity on their part, or maybe it's a lack of knowledge about what really goes on behind the scene here," passenger J.T. Witt said.

What goes on behind the scene is an ongoing interdiction effort that has produced several major drug seizures recently.

This is at least the third time officials have found drugs at Charlotte-Douglas Airport this year.

[RELATED: Feds: Airport workers used flights to distribute meth]

Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found cocaine in a Jamaican citizen's luggage.

In February, police found 13 pounds of marijuana that came from California.

Because this is an ongoing investigation, police are being tight-lipped about this most recent case. They haven’t said where the marijuana came from or where it was going.

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