Guatemala is entirely within the coffee belt, making it one of the top 10 coffee exporters in the world, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
However, officers said they found more than coffee beans inside a Guatemalan man’s bags at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday.
Two pouches of heroin were found hidden inside a coffee bag within the luggage of the 39-year-old man, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.
The kilogram of drugs was found concealed in a “seemingly factory-sealed coffee bag during a routine baggage search,” the release said.
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The man, whose name was not released, was arrested and turned over to local authorities for prosecution, the release said. An investigation is ongoing.
Last week, nearly 3 pounds of cocaine were found hidden in decorative figurines inside a Honduran woman’s bags, AJC.com previously reported. Prosecutors declined to prosecute that case, and she was sent back to Honduras.
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The CBP said it seizes more than 5,000 pounds of drugs on a typical day from ports of entry throughout the U.S.
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