With the help of a K9, Des Moines police caught a man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas with more than 50 pounds of marijuana on Thursday.

Des Moines police say they have arrested a man who tried bringing drugs into Des Moines via a flight from Las Vegas.

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Des Moines police say a drug dog found more than 50 pounds of marijuana at the Des Moines International Airport Thursday after they received an anonymous tip the pot was coming in on a plane from Las Vegas.