Woman charged with trying to smuggle 150 lbs of cannabis on SFO flight to Germany

May 21, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO – Prosecutors have charged a 34-year-old California woman with two felonies for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 150 pounds of cannabis onto an international flight.

The San Mateo Business Journal first reported that Diana Bahlawan was arrested on May 6 as she was trying to board a United Airlines flight from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany.

Airport security flagged her roller bags for looking unusually heavy, and found more than 130 vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis inside.

Bahlawan was charged with unlawful transport of marijuana and burglary. 

She has posted bail, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, and is scheduled to appear in court for her initial arraignment on June 2.

 

 

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