C.B.P. News Release

CBP K-9 Unit at JFK Airport Sniffs Out $700,000 Worth of Cocaine

(Friday, November 25, 2011)

Jamaica, N.Y. — Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an alleged narcotics smuggler at JFK Airport on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The arrest was made possible by the keen senses of a K-9 unit trained to detect the illicit substances.

Dayanet Rodriguez of Corona, New York arrived Tuesday morning from Santiago, Dominican Republic and was arrested by CBP officers for allegedly smuggling approximately 22 pounds of cocaine into the United States.

The narcotics were discovered in three checked bags that she claimed as her own. CBP officers examined her luggage after a specially trained drug-detecting dog alerted to her baggage. Officers checked the bags and upon further inspection found a white powdery substance concealed within the bag’s sides. That substance tested positive for cocaine.

“The K-9 units we use are just another tool CBP implements in our multi-layered approach to enforcement,â€