CHARLOTTE — Tens of thousands dollars were seized from a man suspected of being a courier for drug traffickers at Charlotte Douglas Airport.
According to federal court filings, a drug detection dog alerted officers to Deliang He’s luggage with nearly $80,000 in cash stashed inside. Investigators learned that he made 33 trips from San Francisco to the east coast in just two months, which included several trips to Charlotte.
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Feds have now filed to keep the money.
Channel 9 has reported in the past that millions of dollars get funneled through Charlotte Douglas every year.
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