3 women arrested at Chicago airport with $3M in heroin, opium in luggage
3 Women Arrested After $3M In Heroin, Opium Found In Luggage At O'Hare Airport (WPIX-New York/Inform)
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Three women were arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with more than $3 million of heroin and opium in their luggage, and were due to appear in court for a bond hearing on Wednesday, police said.
The three — Pa Yang, 57, Mai Vue Vang, 58, True Thao, 52, all from Minnesota — had arrived on Tuesday on a flight from Japan, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement.
The women’s luggage contained 70 pounds (32 kg) of heroin and opium in numerous packets, police said.
The women face felony drug charges, they added.
