A man arrived in New Jersey from Aruba with $78,000 worth of cocaine in his underwear but was unable to take the party any further than the terminal.
According to Complex, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents caught Ronald Thomas Tromp when he arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport from Oranjestad, Aruba on December 14. Agents examined a backpack he was carrying and found the drugs stuffed in a pair of spandex shorts.
Robert E. Perez, Director of Field Operations for New York, said of the discovery:
“This latest seizure demonstrates the steadfastness of the CBP officers on the ground to detect and deter those who would try to import these illegal substances. CBP is ever vigilant in our daily battle against the flow of illicit narcotics being smuggled into the United States.”
Tromp has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with intent to distribute. Distribute the drugs, not what usually goes inside boxer briefs. That’s an entirely different crime.