$450,000 worth of cocaine
seized from wheelchair wheels at JFK airport, customs officials say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Published 2:06 AM EST, Sat November 19, 2022
This photo provided by US Customs and Border Protection shows cocaine seized by customs officers from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair at New York's Kennedy International Airport.
U. S. Customs and Border Protection/AP
CNN —
A traveler at New York
City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of
her wheelchair.
The traveler arrived in
New York City from the Dominican Republic on November 10, according to a news release from US Customs and Border
Protection. Officers noticed the wheels on her wheelchair were not turning
and X-rayed the wheelchair.
Officers seize a
shipment of baby wipes that turned out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine
They discovered a white
powder, which later tested positive for cocaine in all four wheels, the news
release stated. It amounted to a total of 28 pounds of cocaine with an
estimated street value of around $450,000.
The traveler was arrested
for the importation of a controlled substance and turned over to Homeland
Security Investigations, according to the news release. She is now facing
federal narcotics smuggling charges.
“CBP stands steadfast and
determined in working with our partners to identify the trans-national criminal
networks responsible for importing these deadly drugs into our neighborhoods.”
said Francis J. Russo, Director of Customs and Border Protection’s New York
Field Operations, in the news release.
“CBP’s mission is to guard
the borders and ports of entry 24/7, 365 days a year to prevent these dangerous
drugs from potentially killing our family, friends, and neighbors.”
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