Producers of 'Cocaine Bear' might need a sequel… as a result of a person was allegedly caught utilizing one other creature to smuggle pipes – and underwater scenes are all the fad.
Zacharie Scott was arrested Friday at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York for allegedly attempting to smuggle coke in baggage of frozen jumbo shrimp.
The 22-year-old – who lives in Guyana however has US citizenship – is alleged to have hidden bricks of the drug in baggage of shrimp, successfully overlaying the substance… making for a really totally different type of cocktail celebration.
The FBI stated they did a subject take a look at…which revealed traces of cocaine – and all informed, the medication reportedly weighed greater than 40 kilos! Authorities say they spoke with Scott… and he admitted he agreed to smuggle the medication for money.
Scott appeared in federal court docket in Brooklyn on Tuesday to be arraigned Breon Peacethe US Legal professional for the Japanese District of New York main the case – and Scott is being held till his bail listening to on Tuesday… if convicted, he may withstand 20 years in jail.
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We've reached out to Scott's lawyer for remark…to date no phrase again.
Fortunately, none of those shrimp have been alive when the coke was put in… in any other case the US Coast Guard might need a JUMBO drawback.
