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Jamaican woman tried to smuggle cocaine in beef patty box

By CNW Reporter

Jamaican woman tried to smuggle cocaine in beef patty box

United States law enforcement officials have arrested Chantal Alecia Edward, a Jamaican woman at the JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday as she tried to smuggle $70,000 in cocaine in a box of beef patties.

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The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said officers intercepted Bedward on arrival on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday. CBP said officers escorted Bedward to a private search room, where the box of beef patties was opened, and revealing 12 duct-taped packages.

The packages tested positive for cocaine and Bedward was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and then turned over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) facing prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office in the US Eastern District Court of New York.

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