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Mar 23, 2016 | 9:33 pm

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In the Los Angeles Times:

Flight attendant who tried to sneak 70 pounds of cocaine at LAX arrested in New York, authorities say

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Marsha Gay Reynolds, who was last seen running away from a security checkpoint inside LAX's Terminal 4 on Friday, surrendered to agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday evening, according to Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles. Reynolds flew from Los Angeles to New York City, where she resides, after running from authorities at LAX, according to law enforcement sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

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Marshall McClain, president of the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Assn., said... he doubted that the Friday incident was Reynolds’ first attempt at exploiting her security clearance. “I don't believe anybody would trust a mule with that amount of dope the first time out,” he said. “You're talking about $2 million worth of cocaine.... That's pretty troubling. This is more than likely not her first time doing this.”

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