Debriefing
Hidden Drugs: Stashed and Found
A recent report about large quantities of illegal drugs found in vanities sold at Home Depot got us thinking about other places criminals try to hide their goods.
By Scott Berinato
April 18, 2007 — CSO —
A recent report about large quantities of illegal drugs found in vanities sold at Home Depot got us thinking about other places criminals try to hide their goods. Headlines and news clips from around the world confirm that stashing drugs is indeed a creative enterprise:
Guard accused of smuggling pot hidden in cannoli
Police report that they found a stash of pot hidden in a roll of tummy flab
U.S. Marshals sold pot-laden car; unwitting buyer arrested for pot hidden in bumper
Pot hidden in bus headed for Special Olympics
Pot hidden in cargoes of limes, raspberries, lettuce, tomatoes, mangoes, squash, onions, pineapples, bell peppers, jalapeños and jicama, cantaloupes and bananas
683 pounds of pot hidden in two air conditioner crates
Marijuana hidden in a meat freezer beneath 10 pounds of frankfurters
An undercover agent bought 14 kg of marijuana hidden in cheese wheels from an Old Colony Mennonite
Peru drugs hidden in giant squid
Man in China’s Yunnan province arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs hidden in the stomachs of ducks
Drug ring used tiny spaces in computer hard drives to smuggle heroin and cocaine
Customs officers allegedly discovered drugs hidden in PC monitors
Heroin traffickers sew drugs into puppies
Drugs hidden in child’s mitten
A Bradford [England] man has been jailed for plotting to throw drugs hidden in tennis balls into the prison where his brother is serving a 12-year sentence
Heroin was found hidden in the covers of children’s encyclopedias
Customs officials swooped on a man trying to smuggle cocaine—hidden in his false leg
More than five tons of drugs found hidden in consignment of dog food
Drugs hidden in grindstones seized
Drugs found in counterfeit lager cans concealed among trays of the genuine article
Cocaine was found inside dummy avocados—made of papier-mâché—imported with normal shipments
Drugs hidden in grilled bird
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