60-year-old Olaf Seyler was arrested at Hilo International Airport in Honolulu on multiple drug-related charges after Transportation Security Administration TSA agents flagged him during a security check.
Initially, agents suspected Seyler had a gun in his carry-on luggage, but further inspection revealed that the firearm was an imitation Glock 17 airsoft pistol.
In addition to the airsoft gun, law enforcement found a glass smoking pipe with white powdery substances, 27 resealable packets containing a rock-like powdery substance, and a digital scale.
Seyler was taken into custody and held at East Hawaii Detention Facility on suspicion of narcotics possession.
Upon further investigation, a search warrant executed on Seyler’s luggage uncovered 0.63 grams of methamphetamine and 0.93 grams of fentanyl.
Hawaii News Now reported that the total amount of fentanyl found in Seyler’s possession was 24.57 grams.
To provide context, the Drug Enforcement Administration DEA states that just 2 milligrams of fentanyl 0.002 grams can be lethal, underscoring the gravity of Seyler’s possession.