Woman caught with cocaine price $450,000 in wheelchair tires at New York’s JFK airport

A feminine passenger was caught at New York’s JFK Airport for making an attempt to smuggle 28 kilos of cocaine contained in the tires of her wheelchair.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 20, 2022 09:21 IST

Cocaine seized by customs officers from a traveler who was smuggling the medicine within the wheels of her wheelchair at New York’s JFK Airport. (Image: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: A lady travelling from the Dominican Republic to the United States was caught after near half one million {dollars} price of cocaine was discovered within the tires of her wheelchair.

Emelinda Paulino De Rivas arrived at New York City’s John F Kennedy International Airport on a flight from Punta Cana on November 10, in accordance with a information launch from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

After noticing that the wheels of her help chair weren’t turning, the CBP determined to X-ray the wheelchair.

They found a white powder, which later examined optimistic for cocaine in all 4 wheels, the information launch said. It amounted to a complete of 28 kilos of cocaine with an estimated avenue worth of round $450,000.

The lady passenger was arrested for the importation of a managed substance and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. She is now going through federal narcotics smuggling expenses.

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Nov 20, 2022