Woman tries to smuggle 27 pounds of cocaine in wheelchair
A woman just rolled her way into some trouble after officials said she tried smuggling 27 pounds of cocaine in her wheelchair.
Yoncela Stanley was at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sunday when a Customs and Border Protection officer noticed her wheelchair cushion was unusual and extra heavy, according to the U.S. agency's website.
This smuggler rolled in with nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine except @CustomsBorder was the road blockhttps://t.co/pjXfJIRteK pic.twitter.com/yIDgmLrdf6
— CBP New York City (@CBPNewYorkCity) June 13, 2017
The officer opened the cushion and found a white substance that tested positive for cocaine, the border protection agency reported.
The drugs confiscated are worth close to $500,000. Stanley faces a federal narcotics smuggling charge.
There is no limit to the creative ways smugglers will attempt to get their product past our agents. #KeepingAmericaSafe https://t.co/Eldeb1UxaT
— CBP (@CustomsBorder) June 14, 2017
