SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department is investigating after drugs were found inside an aircraft at the San Antonio International Airport.
Maintenance repairs were being done on an aircraft yesterday when two suspicious backpacks were found in a rear compartment of the plane, according to a preliminary report from SAPD.
Further investigations found several sealed bags of narcotics inside the backpacks.
Mechanics contacted SA Airport Police, and the drugs were collected as evidence, SAPD said.
At this time, it is unknown how the backpacks got in the plane, what specific drugs were found in the bags and the airline the aircraft belonged to.
KSAT has reached out to the airport officials for more information.
This is a developing story. KSAT will provide updates as they come in