EMPLOYEE OF LAX SERVICE PROVIDER CHARGED IN FEDERAL COMPLAINT WITH POSSESSING 11 KILOGRAMS OF FENTANYL IN MEN'S BATHROOM AT AIRPORT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles Field Office issued the following press release:

An employee of a service provider working at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and a fellow South Bay resident have been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with possessing a bag containing approximately 11 kilograms (24.3 pounds) of fentanyl in an airport bathroom, where it was to be taken and transported on a Minnesota-bound flight, the Justice Department announced today.

Miguel Angel Tuz-Noh, 24, of Lennox, who works at LAX, and Anthony Olvera, 23, also of Lennox, are charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Both defendants were arre...