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Grandmother accused of smuggling $500,000 worth of cocaine on board a flight to Detroit

Posted at 11:49 PM, Oct 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-18 17:32:00-04

A grandmother from Phoenix is accused of smuggling $500,000 worth of cocaine on a flight to Detroit.

Sixty-three-year-old Cheryl Cheatham is locked up without bond.

The feds say she snuck the drugs on board a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit on October 14th.

Court documents indicate federal agents followed her after she raised suspicions at the baggage claim.

Investigators say Cheatham has a long criminal history dating back to 1972.