56 Kilograms of Marijuana Were Dispatched To Indianapolis Airport Over The Duration of 9 Days!
Four men from Indianapolis are charged with flying into the airport with at least ten pounds of marijuana hidden inside their bags. In Indiana, it is a Level 5 felony to sell at least 10 pounds of marijuana, which is what Joel Shavers, Mikhail Williams, and Keenan Thomas are accused of doing.
Keith Williams also faces one count of selling marijuana, which is a Level 5 felony. However, because psilocybin mushrooms were also found in his luggage, he was also charged with selling a Schedule I controlled substance, which is a Level 2 felony.
According to court records, Shaver, Mikhail Williams, and Thomas, all brought vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana with them when they flew from San Francisco to Indianapolis. Shaver and Mikhail Williams were both caught on February 27 after a police dog found drugs in their bags.
The police say that Shaver’s had 18 pounds of marijuana in his luggage and 10.5 grams more in his backpack. It was said that Mikhail Williams had 17 pounds of pot in his luggage. On March 3, a K9 officer again told its handlers that a bag on the luggage carousel contained drugs.
Ten pounds of marijuana were found in this bag, which was said to belong to Thomas. Five days later, on March 8, police searched a bag that Williams had brought with him from Los Angeles to Indianapolis. Williams was said to have 11 pounds of marijuana, 1 pound of mushrooms, and 94 THC vapes in his luggage.
All of the drugs were found by Axel, a police dog from Plainfield. According to court records, suspect Keenan Thomas said he planned to sell the drugs, and suspect Mikhail Williams said he was paid to deliver the drugs. Between the three busts, police took away about 56 pounds of marijuana that the men were trying to sneak into Indiana. Marijuana is still illegal in Indiana, even though support for it is growing.
Today, the prosecutor, the DEA, and the TSA all refused to talk about the criminal cases. However, federal transportation officials have confirmed that it is illegal to bring drugs on an airplane, even if the state from which the person is flying makes it legal to sell or have marijuana.
In a written statement, a TSA representative said, “TSA screening procedures are focused on security and are meant to find possible threats to aviation and passengers. TSA officers are not looking for marijuana or other drugs.
However, if they find it during the normal security screening process, they will tell the local police at the airport because marijuana is illegal at the federal level. how the police want to handle it is up to them.” All four suspects do have places to live in Indianapolis. All four of the men have active arrest warrants out for them.
