Thread: USCBP Officers Finds Cocaine in Children’s Bicycle

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Finds Cocaine in Children’s Bicycle
Saturday, 23 August 2008



Louisville, K.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Louisville International Airport UPS facility seized nearly eight ounces of cocaine concealed inside the frame of children’s bicycle.
On August 20, CBP officers performing pre-arrival manifest review at the UPS hub in Louisville selected a shipment described as "Bicicleta Zapatos" for intensive exam. The shipment was arriving from Venezuela and destined to Guinea. When the package arrived in the CBP examination area, a CBP officer opened the package which contained a child’s red bicycle, shoes and other toys.

All items in the shipment were x-rayed by CBP revealing a dense substance inside the red bicycle frame. CBP officers disassembled the bicycle by cutting the frame which revealed seven bundles wrapped in green tape, the bundles contained a white powder substance that subsequently field tested positive for cocaine. “This is a great example of how Customs and Border Protection, field operations officers are skillful at discovering contraband or illegal goods that people attempt to smuggle into the United States,â€

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