Officials: 2 arrested at JFK Airport after smuggling heroin in speaker, whisky gift box

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Two passengers arriving at JFK Airport were arrested after officers say they were smuggling a large amount of heroin in a speaker and a whisky gift box inside their luggage.

Officers say on March 26th, Andres Uribe Rebolledo and his girlfriend, Yuly Valencia Sanchez, both from Colombia, had arrived on a flight from Punta Cana. During their examination, officers noticed a Marshall brand speaker and a Glenmorangie whisky gift box that felt unusually heavy. The speaker and the whisky box were then searched, and tested positive for heroin.
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Approximately nine pounds of heroin, with an estimated street value of more than $250,000 were seized, officials say.
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Rebodello amd Sanchez are both facing narcotics smuggling charges.