WHEN a man tried to enter John F Kennedy International Airport, US Customs and Border Patrol had to be impressed with ‘the package’ in his undies.
The ‘hard object’ in the underwear of Romario Lewis, from Jamaica, were two packages, weighing a half-kilo of cocaine, worth about $20,000, WPIX reported.
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Lewis had “exhibited numerous signs of nervousness” to arouse suspicion of officers from the US Customs and Border Patrol who were inspecting his suitcase.
They pulled him aside and when they patted him down they felt the ‘hard object’ in his groin region and discovered the cocaine shoved between his underwear and a pair of bicycle shorts that he was wearing under his pants.
“This seizure is another example of our CBP officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of illicit drugs,” said Robert E. Perez, Director of CBP’s New York Field Operations.
How the cocaine was concealed ... Romario Lewis, of Jamaica, put the two packages of cocaine between bike shorts and his underwear. Picture: US Customs and Border Protection Source: Supplied
Lewis is now facing federal narcotics smuggling charges for possession and importation of cocaine.
His arrest came a little over a week after officials detained Thenga Adams, of Guyana, as he flew into the same airport with $30,000 of cocaine hidden in the soles of his sneakers.
A 70-year-old woman, also for Guyana, was arrested on April 12 at JFK too when she was found with $73,000 worth of cocaine packed into her underpants
