A Kentucky tourist was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine when she was caught with the drugs at the Most Magical Place on Earth after a stranger gave them to her at an Orlando hotel.
Woman Arrested for Trying to Bring Meth into Magic Kingdom
Brandi Asher, 37, of London, Kentucky, said she forgot she had the meth with her until Disney security found it at the Transportation and Ticket Center, according to her arrest report.
She pleaded not guilty to the third-degree felony in June. Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
The situation unfolded on May 20, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The OCSO took nearly three months to release the report, which is why WDWNT is reporting it now.
At 9:30 a.m., Disney security officer Frederick Ciadrdi found a tin can inside Asher’s bag and shook it during the bag check. Surprisingly, the tin can made no sound.
“Frederick thought that was strange and opened the tin can and discovered small white items inside of the can, including a long white cylinder, which looked like a pen, and two small plastic baggies with something white inside of them,” the arrest report said. “Frederick asked Brandi what these items were. She advised it was medicine because she gets headaches. She stated it was ‘goodies [sic], headache power.’ Brandi started shaking and telling Frederick that he could just throw the items away. However, Frederick could not do that. Brandi became increasingly nervous and started putting the items from the can into her pockets.”
An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy who began investigating identified the substance as meth and the hollow cylinder-shaped tube that appeared to be used to snort methamphetamine.
Asher said she had been staying at the Westgate Resort when, a few days earlier, someone randomly came up to her and offered her the meth. Without telling her husband, she accepted the drugs and then mistakenly thought she left them at the hotel that day in her other bag until she got caught red-handed in the security line, the arrest report said.
“Brandi was very honest about the situation in question,” the arrest report said. “She pulled out a small, clear baggie that had the same crystal-like substance that matched what was inside the tin can. […] Inside Brandy’s front left pocket, there were two crystal rocks matching the other substances.”
Occasionally, people are arrested with drugs outside the world’s busiest theme park.
Earlier this year, one man was arrested with a “bulky” wallet containing cocaine, while a woman had a vial of leftover cocaine from Electric Daisy Carnival, a popular electronic music festival in Orlando, when she tried to enter the Magic Kingdom.
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