JFK Airport customs seize fentanyl disguised as candle

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists and officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport recently intercepted a food courier carrying a concealed illegal substance. On April 9, Eulalio Gomez-Zuniga, a US citizen arriving from Mexico City, underwent inspection by CBP agriculture specialists. Anomalies within three cylindrical objects in his luggage caught their attention during an x-ray examination. The objects were later identified as candles. CBP officers were called to assist, and upon probing …

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