BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A pilot was arrested Wednesday in Canada after leading Bellingham Air and Marine Operations agents on a chase in the air.
US Customs and Border Protection says the man entered the US and landed at the Methow Valley Airport in Winthrop without authorization.
When Bellingham AMO agents approached the pilot, he got back in his plane and flew off.
The helicopter pilots pursuing him say he threw several bags from the plane into the wilderness below.
When they reached Canada, multiple Canadian law enforcement agencies responded and arrested the man as he landed in Langley.