The Blotter

Alleged heroin smuggler caught at Dulles A man has been arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after having swallowed nearly a pound of heroin pellets, one of at least a half-dozen such smuggling attempts at the airport over the past nine months.

Adekunle Adetokunbo arrived Thursday on a flight from Ghana, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities said he gave a “rambling statement” about why he was visiting D.C. and flinched when an agent touched his stomach.