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Gentleman caught rolling through airport security with 23 pounds of cocaine in his wheelchair

2022-06-04 00:00:00

On Thursday at North Carolina's Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a gentleman attempted to roll through customs with 23 pounds of cocaine stuffed in the seat of his electric wheelchair. The suspect, Alexander Lopez-Morel, 22, had arrived at the airport from the Dominican Republic.

According to the US Customs and Border Patrol, the blow has a street value of $378,000. No word on whether Lopez-Morel actually needed the wheelchair or not.

(NY Post)
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