Man Busted With Cocaine Hidden In Bags Of Shrimp

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A man is arrested at JFK Airport in Queens after authorities find cocaine hidden in bags of shrimp inside his suitcases. ABC-7 reports that after Zacharie Scott arrived on an American Airlines flight from Guyana on Friday, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered about 40 pounds of cocaine inside multiple brick-shaped packages hidden among frozen jumbo shrimp sealed in plastic bags. Scott, an American citizen who lives in Guyana, reportedly told investigators he was paid about five-thousand dollars to transport the drugs. He's now facing up to 20 years in prison.

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