Everyone can’t be like Jay-Z, who had “a cousin in customs that get sh*t through…”—just ask the South American Man Busted at Airport for 30K Worth of Cocaine In His Sneakers (SMH). Among the pairs of illegal kicks were some fresh Nikes and Asics running shoes strategically but unsuccessfully secured for a trip he’ll have to miss. At the rate ‘transporters’ are trying to be more creative, airport security will only be getting worse (SMH)!!!
The game of getting contraband moved around the world is not for amateurs. Complex and the Daily Mail report two pounds of coke seized by Customs Border Patrol in the nab of the Man Busted at Airport for 30K Worth of Cocaine In His Sneakers. The ‘crack-down’ (if you will) came at New York’s famed JFK airport, also notorious for heading drug deals off at the pass whether before take-off or upon arrival.
You may or may not have seen the likes of the Man Busted at Airport for 30K Worth of Cocaine In His Sneakers but surely this judge won’t be giving out points for originality. Instead, authorities are patting themselves on the back for a job well done and will probably be more energized about poking through your luggage:
Among the offending kicks were a pair of Nike LunarGlide 5s, along with a handful of Asics running shoes. After finding the shoes in the suspect’s luggage, agents discovered the drugs, valued at $30,000, hidden within the midsoles. “This latest seizure demonstrates the vigilance of our CBP officers, and their excellence in detecting those who would try to smuggle these illegal substances,” said a CBP rep.
The Man Busted at Airport for 30K Worth of Cocaine In His Sneakers is the latest in discreet but major #fail attempts to smuggle drugs since the diaper-kilo incident also at JFK airport, the $2 million worth of heroin in a diaper box, and the parents who got caught on the road with heroin lining one of their children’s jackets (SMH). “It’s a cold world even when it’s hot outside.”
Check the gallery up top…and let’s get it together people!
