Clever Customs officers in see- saw battle of wits with sneaky drug smugglers
By John Marzulli
Sometimes a salami is just a salami.
Or, sometimes it’s been stuffed with cocaine by a boob trying to outsmart Customs and Border Patrol officers.
Within the International Arrivals Building at Kennedy Airport’s vast Terminal 4, there is a daily battle of wits between drug mules trying to conceal their illicit cargo in everyday objects like salt shakers, food, wigs, underwear, kitchen pots — or inside their bellies, prosthetic limbs or body cavities — and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers trained to spot something wrong with the picture.
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