American Olympic sprinter Jon Drummond was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling marijuana, police said.
Drummond was released on bail of 20,000 dollars pending further charges.
Drummond's arrest came after a surveillance team stopped a passenger leaving the departure terminal at LAX with two music speakers filled with marijuana.
Following the surveillance Drummond was stopped and arrested, police said.
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Drummond was a member of the United States' Olympic gold medal-winning 4x100m sprint relay team at last year's Sydney Games.
AFP