Wanted Pennsylvania man captured at JFK Airport trying to smuggle nearly 70 pounds of drugs; DA

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania man wanted for firearm trafficking was captured at John F. Kennedy International Airport after officials say he tried to smuggle almost 70 pounds of drugs on a flight.

The Berks County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a Facebook post Monday Ian Diaz-Reales, 27, of Reading, was apprehended by law enforcement March 2 at the airport trying to smuggle 67 pounds of marijuana on an outbound flight.

Diaz-Reales was then eventually extradited back to Pennsylvania where he is facing multiple firearm charges. He was arraigned by Judge Richard Drumheller and bail was set at $100,000,00…

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