Gerald
12-28-10, 11:07 AM
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Two days before Christmas, the alleged smuggler apparently thought Easter eggs would be the perfect ploy to conceal 14 pounds of cocaine.
It didn't work.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers sensed something was a little off with candy for the wrong holiday, a spokeswoman said."That's certainly an anomaly, isn't it? They're trained to detect anomalies in all kinds of situations," said Lee Harty, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "It's an unusual concealment method -- at least for this time of year. Maybe not for spring."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/27/california.easter.egg.smuggle/index.html?hpt=T2
Note: December 28, 2010 Updated 0248 GMT
It didn't work.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers sensed something was a little off with candy for the wrong holiday, a spokeswoman said."That's certainly an anomaly, isn't it? They're trained to detect anomalies in all kinds of situations," said Lee Harty, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "It's an unusual concealment method -- at least for this time of year. Maybe not for spring."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/27/california.easter.egg.smuggle/index.html?hpt=T2
Note: December 28, 2010 Updated 0248 GMT