Newark airport authorities seize over four pounds of cocaine stuffed in deflated soccer balls

For people trying to smuggle drugs into the United States, they have found a bevy of creative ways to try to hide drugs from the authorities. However, this is the first time that I’ve heard them using sports equipment to try to hide the illegal goods.

Earlier in the week, customs agents at Newark Liberty International Airport confiscated about five pounds of cocaine stuffed in deflated soccer balls:

On Thursday, customs agents were inspecting Heber Razuri Leon’s luggage after the 46-year-old Peruvian citizen had arrived at the airport from Peru, the agency said. What they found were four pair of sandals and four deflated soccer balls that were unusually heavy, and later determined to be filled with 4.9 pounds of cocaine.

Razuri Leon was also charged with smuggling and drug offenses. The total street value of the drugs was put at more than $300,000.

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