LRPD says a TSA worker at Little Rock National Airport has been arrested for drug theft for taking six Oxycontin pills from a woman’s purse during a security check about 10 a.m. Wednesday. The arrest was made after the woman complained that drugs were missing from her purse. According to a police report, a review of video showed Chris Burley, 33, of the TSA had concealed something after checking the woman’s purse. The six pills were found, the report said.

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