Officers: Man tried to smuggle cocaine inside liquor bottles
<p>U.S. customs agents say a man travelling from Jamaica attempted to smuggle in $115,000 worth of cocaine stuffed inside liquor bottles.</p>
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Oct 4, 2018, 2:02 PM
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Updated 2,193 days ago
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U.S. customs agents say a man travelling from Jamaica attempted to smuggle in $115,000 worth of cocaine stuffed inside liquor bottles.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, Akeem Rasheen Lewis arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sept. 28.
CBP officers say they removed three bottles of Bailey's liquor from Lewis' duty free bag after they appeared to show signs of tampering.
Officers took Lewis to a private search room, where they discovered white powder wrapped inside the bottles.
CBP says officers found a total of nine pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $115,000.
Attorney information for him was not immediately available.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.
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