NYC Woman Busted Trying to Smuggle Half-Pound of Cocaine in Her Vagina: Report

A 24-year-old woman was caught at Kennedy Airport in New York City hiding a half-pound of cocaine in her vagina, authorities say. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2020 Black History Month – 2022 Hip-Hop 50 Year – 2023 Video will return here when scrolled back into view Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat…

A 24-year-old woman was caught at Kennedy Airport in New York City hiding a half-pound of cocaine in her vagina, authorities say.

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According to the New York Daily News, Shekira Thompson of Queens, N.Y., was returning from a trip to her native Jamaica when she was pulled out of line by U.S. Customs officers for a routine screening. Customs officers found that Thompson was sweating profusely, so she was taken to a private room, where, according to the Daily News, she admitted to hiding the drugs. She then produced an โ€œoval-shaped ball, wrapped in brown duct tape, containing about 255.5 grams of cocaine, according to authorities,โ€ worth around $10,000, the Daily News reports.

โ€œThis seizure is just another example of our CBP [Customs and Border Protection] officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of these illicit drugs,โ€ Robert E. Perez, director of U.S. Customs and Border Protectionโ€™s New York field operations, told the Daily News.

Thompson is being held at the jail at New York Cityโ€™s Rikers Island jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Read more at the New York Daily News.

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