American Airlines mechanic guilty of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine

Paul Belloisi, a 55-year-old American Airlines mechanic from Hicksville, NY, was rated guilty this past Tuesday of attempting to smuggle a shipment of cocaine stashed in a secret compartment under a plane’s cockpit at JFK International Airport. The cocaine was estimated to be worth approximately $320,000, and it was uncovered during a typical check-in by Custom and Border Protection (CBP) officers when the aircraft landed from Jamaica on February 4, 2020. To capture Belloisi in …

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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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