Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Samirah Saunders: Uniformed TSA screener busted in drug raid

A TSA screener at Newark Airport was recently busted in a major heroin den near her workplace — still wearing her spiffy, government-issued uniform, authorities said.

Samirah Saunders, 22, and two other women were collared in the March 6 raid at 86 Wainwright St. in Newark, just around the corner from an elementary school and a spot where cops found a load of ready-for-street-sale heroin, according to sources and court records.

Two other suspects, Gavin Barker, 23, and Mariyah Sanders, 20, were also arrested.

It wasn’t clear whether Saunders was still on duty or was going to or from work.

She’s accused of helping to distribute the 1,400 packets of heroin, stamped “Green Lantern” and “P Dope” in green ink, confiscated from the apartment, according to court records.

The fact that the pad was near a school resulted in Saunders’ being hit with an additional felony charge of possessing or distributing heroin within 1,000 feet of a school. Read More