Airport security agents knew something was amiss with a passenger's suitcases at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Chevelle Rusheen Nesbeth arrived at JFK on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Jan. 6. As she was going through security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers "felt an unusually dense handrail in each suitcase," according to the agency.
CBP agents found a white powder inside the rails, which tested positive for cocaine. The rails had a total of 2.5 pounds of cocaine in them, which is worth more than $45,000 on the street, according to the agency.
“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 Robert E. Perez, director of CBP's New York field operations.
Nesbeth could face federal narcotics smuggling charges.
Drugs are just one of the things that the CBP and Transportation Security Administration confiscate from travelers at airports each year.
The TSA, which confiscated a record number of firearms in 2014, shares some of the weirdest items it finds on Instagram.
#TBT 2012 - These eels were discovered in a passenger’s checked bag at the #Miami (#MIA) International Airport. Among many other things, the passenger was attempting to transport 163 marine tropical fish and 22 invertebrates to #Maracaibo (MAR). The passenger surrendered the items to the @usfws (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). #TSAGoodCatch A photo posted by TSA (@tsa) on Jan 8, 2015 at 3:04pm PST
#TSACatch - This keychain was discovered last week at the #Chicago - #Midway (#MDW) International Airport and is actually a punching weapon that is prohibited from being brought on a plane in your carry-on baggage. A photo posted by TSA (@tsa) on Dec 16, 2014 at 2:58pm PST