More than 23 pounds of cocaine were found inside an electric wheelchair at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
In a news release Friday, CBP officers said that a 22-year-old United States resident arrived Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, on a flight from the Dominican Republic and that they discovered he was using an electric wheelchair to conceal packages of a white powdery substance that field-tested positive for cocaine.
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According to CBP, a total of four packages containing over 23 pounds of cocaine -- with an estimated street value of $378,000 -- were concealed inside the wheelchair.
CBP officers said that they arrested the man, whom they identified as Alexander Lopez-Morel, and that he was charged with felony trafficking in cocaine.