Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City, is facing state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on June 21.A New Jersey man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 30 pounds of cocaine concealed in his electric wheelchair at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport last week, the agency said Tuesday.
Maryland Transportation Authority Police officers arrested Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City on state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on June 21. According to CBP, officers conducted a secondary examination of Ruiz after he arrived from Punta Cana, Dominican Republican and x-rayed his electric wheelchair, allegedly detecting anomalies in the seat and back cushions.
When officers probed the cushions and extracted 13 plastic-wrapped cocaine bricks weighing a total of around 30 pounds with an estimated street value of nearly $1 million.
Holy shit 30 lbs. Now that would have been a party. JK
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