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04-21-2015, 10:18am
Cops: Woman Arrested at JFK Hid Cocaine in Girdle, Underwear
NEW YORK — Apr 21, 2015, 7:06 AM ET
Authorities quickly found out why an arriving passenger at John F. Kennedy International was so nervous: She had four pounds of cocaine hidden in her girdle and underwear.
Authorities said Monday that 70-year-old Olive Fowler seemed nervous when she arrived in New York from Guyana on April 12. Customs and Border Protection officers escorted her to a private room at the airport and found the cocaine while they were searching her.
Officials estimate that the drugs have a street value of more than $73,000.
Fowler is facing federal narcotics smuggling charges.
NJ.com reports that her federal public defender, Peter Kirchheimer, declined to comment.
NEW YORK — Apr 21, 2015, 7:06 AM ET
Authorities quickly found out why an arriving passenger at John F. Kennedy International was so nervous: She had four pounds of cocaine hidden in her girdle and underwear.
Authorities said Monday that 70-year-old Olive Fowler seemed nervous when she arrived in New York from Guyana on April 12. Customs and Border Protection officers escorted her to a private room at the airport and found the cocaine while they were searching her.
Officials estimate that the drugs have a street value of more than $73,000.
Fowler is facing federal narcotics smuggling charges.
NJ.com reports that her federal public defender, Peter Kirchheimer, declined to comment.