TSA find 3 pounds of cocaine hidden in meat at SJ airport

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Transportation Security Agents at the San Jose Airport arrested a man after discovering a large quantity of drugs hidden in meat in his luggage last week.

Airport security alerted San Jose police on Nov. 8 that they found a suspicious object in a bag that was being checked onto an Alaska Airlines flight.

Police discovered three pounds of cocaine wrapped in raw meat. The suspect, Salvador Robledo-Zamaya, was taken off of his flight and arrested on charges of possession of narcotics with the intent to sell and trafficking.