A search was continuing today for a JetBlue Airways flight attendant who ran from authorities when 70 pounds of cocaine were found in her carry-on bag at the Los Angeles International Airport, according to federal authorities.
“We have her identified. We know who she is and we’re looking for her,” said Tim Massino, a public information with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Massino did not disclose the woman’s name or release a description.
The discovery was made Friday afternoon in Terminal Four by a Transportation Security Administration security officer, who was screening the airline attendant’s carry-on bag, according to a TSA official.
NBC News reported that the flight attendant — realizing her bags were about to be inspected — fled the screening area and even ran off barefooted, leaving her Gucci shoes behind.
