Southeast man arrested with meth at Ketchikan airport

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP)— A rural southeast Alaska man suspected of carrying methamphetamine was arrested at the Ketchikan airport.

Alaska State Troopers say 50-year-old Stanley Lynch of Hollis was carrying 159 grams of meth when he was arrested at about 5 p.m. Friday.

Hollis is a village on the east side of Prince of Wales Island.

Troopers say the street value in Ketchikan of the seized methamphetamine is about $50,000.

Troopers contacted Lynch with the assistance of a drug dog. Troopers say Lynch tried to discard the drugs when he was contacted.

Lynch is charged with drug misconduct and eviden...