Extra-heavy luggage hid 150 pounds of drugs at California airport, officials say

A woman faces charges after airport inspectors uncovered 151 pounds of marijuana in her luggage, California prosecutors reported.

Diane Bahlawan, 34, of Glendale faces a charge of felony transportation of marijuana after the incident at San Francisco International Airport, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office told McClatchy News in an email.

Bahlawan was preparing to board a flight bound for Frankfurt, Germany, when a U.S. customs agent discovered the marijuana in her bags on May 6, prosecutors said.

The pot was packed in 130 vacuum-sealed bags inside four pieces of luggage, prosecutors said.

Bahlawan was stopped just before boarding her flight and arrested, prosecutors said.

She is scheduled to be arraigned June 2, officials said.

This story was originally published May 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM with the headline "Extra-heavy luggage hid 150 pounds of drugs at California airport, officials say."