NewsApril 9, 2015
Man stashes 2 pounds of heroin in underwear
NEW YORK -- Customs officials at Kennedy International Airport say they discovered shrink-wrapped cylinders filled with two pounds of heroin in the underwear of a Colombian man arriving in the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers reported Tuesday the drug was found in the passenger's groin area when he was searched in a private room. The suspect, Ivan Vidal Forero, faces federal narcotics smuggling charges...
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Customs officials at Kennedy International Airport say they discovered shrink-wrapped cylinders filled with two pounds of heroin in the underwear of a Colombian man arriving in the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers reported Tuesday the drug was found in the passenger's groin area when he was searched in a private room. The suspect, Ivan Vidal Forero, faces federal narcotics smuggling charges.
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