Two brothers have been arrested for trying to bring over 200 pounds of marijuana through Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Christopher Adorno and Alexis Adorno were charged with trafficking and conspiring to traffic marijuana.
Court documents showed that Alexis is from New York and Christopher is from Connecticut.
It happened on Jan. 15 during an operation targeting incoming flights.
Wake County ABC Law Enforcement said there was a K-9 search-and-sniff warrant for their luggage.
Alexis was carrying over 120 pounds of marijuana in his luggage. He is being held in the Wake County Detention Center under a $1 million bond.
Christopher was carrying nearly 70 pounds of marijuana. He posted a $250,000 bond.
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