NJ man busted with 30 pounds of cocaine hidden in wheelchairBy Joshua Rhett Miller
June 30, 2022
A New Jersey man was caught at an airport with more than 30 pounds of cocaine stashed away in his electric wheelchair, authorities said.
Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City, was nabbed on June 20 at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where he was returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic, according to US Customs and Border Protection officials.
Agents using an X-ray machine during a secondary examination found 13 plastic-wrapped bricks containing a white powdery substance inside the seat and back cushions of Ruiz’s Jazzy 614 electric wheelchair.
Subsequent field test kits determined the packages contained 30 pounds and 3 ounces of cocaine – with an estimated street value of nearly $1 million, CBP officials said.
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https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/nj-man-busted-with-30-pounds-of-cocaine-hidden-in-wheelchair/
