Rochester police seize meth at FedEx airport terminal

Published 10:03 am Tuesday, November 24, 2015

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Rochester police have seized nearly three pounds of meth from the FedEx terminal at the city’s airport.

FedEx employees noticed a suspicious package and contacted authorities Friday. A drug-sniffing dog alerted police that the package contained narcotics.

The Star Tribune reports police obtained a search warrant and opened the package to find methamphetamine worth about $127,000.

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Police arranged a controlled delivery to the recipient, a California man, at a Rochester hotel. He was arrested after accepting the package.