On Thursday of last week, July 26th, Alaska State Troopers contacted 39-year-old Martin Kokrine of Mountain Village as he was waiting for his flight to Mountain Village via Saint Marys.

During the course of their investigation, Troopers obtained permission from Kokrine to search his baggage.

The search of Kokrine’s luggage turned up approximately 12 ounces of marijuana and 400 “dime-sized” baggies, a size commonly used to distribute drugs.

Troopers estimate the Western Alaska street value of the drugs seized at approximately $16,700.

Kokrine was arrested and transported to the Anchorage jail where his bail was set at $5,000 cash only.

He was charged with two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance IV.