U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Finds Cocaine in Children’s Bicycle (illegal, Mexico)

[JDubsMom]

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,” said CBP Director of Field Operations David J. Murphy. “CBP is vigilant and on the constant lookout to prevent illegal contraband from entering this country.”

Almost eight ounces of cocaine in small bundles were found concealed in a child’s bicycle in Kentucky.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Finds Cocaine in Children’s Bicycle*-*borderfirereport.net

Wow . . . just wow.

[Californio]

The crap you could sneak across the border with.. I don't know how they find drug smugglers/human smugglers. They usually only get the dogs on the semi's to check for drugs.

[ajzjmsmom]

They are also starting to use xrar machines at checkpoints. My dh is a BP agent and he says most of the time you can tell by someone's face and demeanor that something is fishy.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by ajzjmsmom

They are also starting to use xrar machines at checkpoints. My dh is a BP agent and he says most of the time you can tell by someone's face and demeanor that something is fishy.

That might be why there is such a massive problem in Mexico with the drug cartels and the tons of meth and cocaine they're getting over the border.

They need a more sure way than just looking at someone's face and demeanor to find the tons of drugs making it over the border.

[ibarrio]

They need a more sure way than just looking at someone's face and demeanor to find the tons of drugs making it over the border.

Just one of the many tools they use. Non-verbal and body language makes the majority of our communication.