Monday, October 03, 2011

Border Patrol agent finds white powder on Phoenix-bound U.S. Airways flight. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) Arizona.

Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to reports of a white powdery substance in the bathroom of U.S. Airways plane that landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday, according to airport and Phoenix Fire Department officials.

The plane was coming in from Cancun, Mexico, and landed at 11:51 a.m. Passengers were kept on board for about 30 minutes while the Fire Department accessed the situation.

After exiting the plane into Terminal 4, passengers went through the normal customs process, said Brian Levin from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

It is not yet known what the substance was. No passengers had apparent injuries or health complaints, said Capt. Scott Walker from the Phoenix Fire Department.

It was initially believed that a Border Patrol agent found the powder, but that was not confirmed. Levin said that if it were a Border Patrol agent, it would have been an off-duty agent.

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