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Hidden Drugs: Stashed and Found

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Apr 18, 20072 mins
Investigation and Forensics

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.

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