WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Atlanta man is facing criminal charges after customs officials say they caught him with 23 pounds of marijuana in his luggage.

Authorities say 27-year-old Octavious Lamar Dozier was arrested while trying to take a flight from Washington, D.C. to the United Kingdom.

What we know:

Authorities with U.S. Customs and Border Protection tell FOX 5 that Dozier had attempted to board a flight traveling to Dublin, Ireland at Washington Dulles International Airport.

During a search of the checked baggage, investigators say customs agents found multiple vaccum-sealed packages in a hard-sided suitcase belonging to Dozier.

In total, investigators say they found 14 packages weighing 23 pounds, 3 ounces. The street value of the drugs was estimated to be around $90,000, but off

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