Mexico drug smugglers make Jesus statue of cocaine




REUTERS

12:46 p.m. May 30, 2008

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico – U.S. customs officials have seized a statue of Jesus Christ made from plaster mixed with cocaine – the latest sophisticated attempt to smuggle drugs from Mexico.
Sniffer dogs at the border crossing in Laredo, Texas, alerted officials to the smell of narcotics in the 6.6 pound statue, which was in the trunk of a car being driven by a Mexican woman into the United States last week.



“The statue tested positive for cocaine,â€