Three Arrested After 200+ Pounds of Marijuana Found at Buffalo Niagara Airport

Authorities say three men were taken into custody at Buffalo Niagara Airport after investigators uncovered more than 200 pounds of marijuana hidden in their luggage. The arrests took place Monday and were confirmed by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA).

The suspects, Alberto Capo Medina, 43, Rene Cintron III, 46, and Jose Alberto Echevarria, 46, had traveled on United Airlines. They began their journey in San Francisco with a stop in Washington before arriving in Buffalo.

NFTA police reported that a K9 unit conducted an open-air sniff near the baggage claim and alerted officers to nine suitcases linked to the three men.

Inside, investigators discovered 238 vacuum-sealed packages totaling 238 pounds of marijuana.

Officials say the suitcases were placed onto the carousel where Medina, Cintron, and Echevarria retrieved the bags and allegedly attempted to flee.

They were quickly stopped by police and arrested on charges of first-degree criminal possession of cannabis.

Three Arrested After 200+ Pounds of Marijuana Found at Buffalo Niagara Airport