Woman arrested at JFK Airport after customs agents find $94K worth of cocaine in bra

Thursday, April 15, 2021
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- Customs agents at JFK International Airport in New York City made a drug bust that they won't forget anytime soon.

They say a woman arriving from the Dominican Republic had stuffed pellets of cocaine inside her bra.
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Customs agents found the hidden stash after first discovering the number of small packets inside her purse.

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The woman then admitted to inserting more of the pellets into a body cavity.
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The drugs have an estimated street value of $94,000.


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