Feds: Smuggler caught hiding cocaine in Easter eggs before Christmas

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...ex.html?hpt=T2

Note: December 28, 2010 Updated 0248 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Feds: Smuggler caught hiding cocaine in Easter eggs before Christmas 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...ex.html?hpt=T2 Note: December 28, 2010 Updated 0248 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie