Customs agents find cocaine hidden in woman's wheelchair
That's when agents found at least six bricks of cocaine worth nearly $470,000
A customs agents then came over and noticed a problem with the back seat cushion
After landing, a drug-sniffing dog inspected her wheelchair and noticed something unusual
Stanley flew back to New York's JFK Airport on a JetBlue flight from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia
Yoncela Stanley, 33, was arrested Sunday after customs agents found 27 pounds of cocaine hidden in her motorized wheelchair
A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday after customs agents at Kennedy Airport in New York discovered 27 pounds of cocaine she allegedly tried to smuggle into the country inside her motorized wheelchair, it was announced on Tuesday.
Yoncela Stanley, a US citizen, landed in the States on a JetBlue flight from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Sunday, according to TMZ.
Upon landing, a drug-sniffing dog who inspected Stanley's wheelchair alerted its handlers that something was amiss.
That's when a customs official noticed that the back seat cushion on the wheelchair looked 'unusual.'
A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday after customs agents at Kennedy Airport in New York discovered 27 pounds of cocaine she allegedly tried to smuggle into the country inside her motorized wheelchair (seen above)
Yoncela Stanley, a US citizen, landed in the States on a JetBlue flight from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Sunday. Upon landing, a customs official noticed that the back seat cushion on the wheelchair looked 'unusual.'
A closer examination revealed six bricks and two bags worth of cocaine weighing a total of 27 pounds, according to TMZ.
The total value on the stash is estimated to be $468,000.
Stanley was arraigned Monday in Brooklyn Federal Court on charges of narcotics smuggling, the New York Daily News reported.
A closer examination revealed six bricks and two bags worth of cocaine weighing a total of 27 pounds. Travelers are seen in the above stock image arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York
She is being held on $50,000 bail.
'This latest seizure demonstrates the vigilance of our CBP officers, and their excellence in detecting those who would try to smuggle these illegal substances,' said Leon Hayward, the acting director of New York field operations for Customs and Border Protection.