According to a statement by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 30-year-old Jamaican national Trudian James was detained after 3 pounds of cocaine was discovered in the bottom of her suitcase on Monday afternoon.
The woman was taken in for screening after her suitcase appeared unusually thick. The drugs were discovered after a x-ray scan.
The woman who reportedly originates from the parish of Hanover in Jamaica, was arrested and turned over the Maryland State Police.