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5 arrested in scheme to mail cocaine to New York in children's' lunchboxes

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Five people are charged in connection to what prosecutors call a "sophisticated scheme" that involved cocaine in children's lunch boxes and school binders.

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Drug Trafficking Ring Shipped Cocaine To New York Inside Children's Lunch Boxes, Investigators Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a bust on a drug trafficking ring that brought in cocaine from Puerto Rico.Drug Enforcement Task Force agents say the scheme involved mailing cocaine inside children’s lunch boxes.Five men in New York have been charged in the case. Prosecutors say the suspects shipped numerous packages to New York and Massachusetts.Investigators say two alleged ringleaders worked as managers for recording artists in Puerto Rico …

2 years ago·United States

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New York Post

NYC cocaine smuggling ring allegedly used kid’s lunchboxes to hide drugs

Five men were indicted Wednesday for allegedly running a "vast narcotics conspiracy" where they smuggled cocaine into New York City -- using children's lunchboxes, prosecutors said.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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NY Daily News

NYC narcotics agents rip ‘pathetic’ drug smuggling suspects accused of hiding cocaine in kids lunchboxes

With characters from “The Minions,” “My Little Pony” and “The Secret Life of Pets,” the colorful kids’ lunchboxes seized by authorities look like they should have been carrying chicken nuggets, a juice box and a piece of fruit.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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abc 7 NY

5 arrested in scheme to mail cocaine to New York in children's' lunchboxes

Five people are charged in connection to what prosecutors call a "sophisticated scheme" that involved cocaine in children's lunch boxes and school binders.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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PIX 11

Cocaine in lunchboxes smuggled from Puerto Rico to New York

NEW YORK ---Investigators found cocaine inside a unicorn and rainbow lunchbox. In total, investigators intercepted more than 66 pounds of cocaine hidden inside lunchboxes and school binders, according to the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York. The cocaine was smuggled from Puerto Rico to New York and Massachusetts via the U.S. Postal Service.From May of 2020 until July of 2021, Carlos Duarte and Alexis Garcia --- both managers…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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