Homem é detido nos EUA por tentar traficar droga em macacão de vaca

Um aspirante a narcotraficante impregnou com metanfetamina um macacão em formato de vaca e outras peças de roupa que faziam parte da bagagem com a qual tentou embarcar num avião, informou o Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos.

This handout image courtesy of US Department of Justice shows a methamphetamine-soaked cow-pajama seized at LAX on November 6, 2024 from a passenger intending to fly from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. A would-be drug smuggler soaked a cow onesie in meth, part of a whole suitcase full of clothes he tried to sneak aboard a plane, US justice officials said November 26. Raj Matharu checked in two suitcases at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight to Sydney, in Australia, the US Department of Justice said. As the bags passed through X-ray machines, customs officers became suspicious and opened them up for a closer look. (Photo by US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Department of Justice / HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS · US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AFP

Raj Matharu despachou duas malas no Aeroporto Internacional de Los Angeles num voo com destino a Sydney, na Austrália, detalhou o departamento num comunicado.

Quando as malas passaram pela inspeção de raios X, os oficiais da alfândega suspeitaram do seu conteúdo e abriram-nas para uma revisão.

Alleged smuggler had meth-soaked cow onesie in suitcase: US This handout image courtesy of US Department of Justice shows methamphetamine-soaked clothes seized at LAX on November 6, 2024 from a passenger intending to fly from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. A would-be drug smuggler soaked a cow onesie in meth, part of a whole suitcase full of clothes he tried to sneak aboard a plane, US justice officials said November 26. Raj Matharu checked in two suitcases at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight to Sydney, in Australia, the US Department of Justice said. As the bags passed through X-ray machines, customs officers became suspicious and opened them up for a closer look. (Photo by US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Department of Justice / HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS créditos: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AFP

Dentro da bagagem encontraram mais de uma dúzia de peças de roupa, entre elas o macacão, que estavam endurecidas e cobertas com um pó branco.

Os exames revelaram que a roupa tinha sido submersa numa solução de metanfetamina e depois secada. Os tecidos continham mais de um quilo da droga.

"Os narcotraficantes inventam continuamente formas criativas para contrabandear entorpecentes perigosos com o objetivo de lucrar ilicitamente", disse o procurador americano Martin Estrada.

"No processo, envenenam comunidades de todo o mundo".

Matharu, de 31 anos e oriundo da Califórnia, foi indiciado por posse de metanfetamina com a intenção de distribuir.