Traveler caught trying to smuggle $40,000 worth of cocaine in her shoes, CBP says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
and last updated 2021-05-05 14:12:39-04
ATLANTA, Ga. â Authorities say they caught a Georgia woman attempting to smuggle thousands of dollarsâ worth of cocaine hidden in her shoes at an airport on Sunday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says its officers at the Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport stopped the 21-year-old woman for further inspection after she arrived on a flight from Jamaica.
While examining the womanâs bags, CBP says the officers found a white powdery substance concealed in the bottom of seven pairs of shows. It later tested positive for cocaine.