Woman Nabbed at JFK With Nearly $100K in Cocaine Hidden in Bra, Body and Purse: Feds nbcnewyork.com
The cocaine found on the woman detained at JFK Airport.CBP
Authorities arrested a woman at JFK Airport on Tuesday after agents allegedly found drugs in her purse and bra — only to discover even more stashed inside her nether regions, according to the report.
US resident, Yerlina Lantigua Hernandez DeNova, faces federal narcotics smuggling charges after border agents allegedly found three pounds of cocaine “on and in” her body upon her arrival from the Dominican Republic, US Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday.
Border agents allegedly initially uncovered three plastic pellets containing white powder in DeNova’s purse, the agency said. They then brought her into a private search room, where they found even more pellets in DeNova’s bra, the agency said.
At that point, DeNova allegedly revealed that she had even more pellets lodged in both her lower orifices.
In total, about 100 pellets of white powder were recovered on and in DeNova, investigators said. All of the pellets tested positive for cocaine.
About three pounds of the drug were seized. The estimated street value of the seizure is nearly $100,000, officials said.
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