Woman held with cocaine in shoes after flight from Jamaica
GEORGIA, United States (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has intercepted a Georgia woman arriving at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on a flight from Jamaica with cocaine.
“Upon closer examination of her bags, seven pairs of shoes were found to have a white powdery substance concealed in the shoe bottoms that field tested positive for cocaine,” the CBP said about the unidentified 21-year-old woman.
CBP said the cocaine discovered was seized and weighed about three pounds, with a street value estimated at US$40,000.
“Smugglers go through great lengths to conceal drugs from our officers,” said Paula Rivera, CBP port director for the Area Port of Atlanta, adding “narcotics interdiction remains a priority CBP enforcement mission, one that we take very seriously”.
CBP said officers seize an average of 3,677 pounds of drugs on a daily basis.
