ICE: Man brought heroin into US in juice boxes

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Customs officials say a man arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport from Guatemala was carrying more 11 pounds of heroin hidden inside juice boxes.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: December 21, 2009

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CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Customs officials say a man arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport from Guatemala was carrying more 11 pounds of heroin hidden inside juice boxes.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent said in a sworn statement that the heroin has a value of up to $600,000 on the streets of Washington.
Court documents state Emmanuel Rios was traveling on a U.S. passport when he flew from Guatemala to Dulles on a TACA Airline flight on Dec. 13 and was selected for a routine inspection by a border patrol officer.
Inside Rios' luggage, the officer found 24 juice boxes bundled together, but could feel that there wasn't juice inside. Instead, court documents state, a light-brown powdery substance wrapped in a condom was inside.
Rios' attorney, Douglas Steinberg, declined to comment.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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