Federal officers seize ropes saturated with cocaine at LAX
Federal officers seized ropes and cords saturated with cocaine at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said Tuesday.
The ropes and cords weighed about 20 pounds and were inside backpacks brought in March 15 by two U.S. citizens from Panama City, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The men, ages 20 and 21, said they had bought the items at a swap meet in Panama, according to the agency. One man said he was planning to use the ropes on his fishing boat. Both were arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, authorities said.
Officers became suspicious because the ropes had a strange chemical order and seemed overly stiff. They tested positive for cocaine, authorities said.
-- Robert J. Lopez
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Coke on a rope
Posted by: dwellswho | March 22, 2011 at 04:50 PM
Just when you think you've heard it all...
Posted by: westsidejesse | March 22, 2011 at 05:19 PM
It just seems like the drug lords and people in the drug world are so damn creative. I guess when everything is motivated by money, creativity will abound. Both the men were arrested with drug charges; that's probably going to be $25K in bail bonds at least.
Being a Los Angeles Bail Bonds company we see a lot of cases involving drugs and almost all of them see to have pretty interesting angles to them. Most of them are dark and dirty involving drug houses and neglected people, children, and pets. But stories like these are a treat to read about. Especially with the fact that they were arrested.
You would think that the defendants would notice the pungent chemical odor, but maybe their noses were all screwed up from all the coke when they were in Panama.
Posted by: Bail Bonds | March 22, 2011 at 05:20 PM
man i love cocaine!
Posted by: coke head | March 22, 2011 at 06:35 PM
We've found $200 and it has cocaine hydroclorate residue on it. You're busted and we're keeping the money. Been there, seen it, what a joke.
Posted by: Steven M. | March 22, 2011 at 07:35 PM
They'll get a good idea what stiff is in jail.
Posted by: VM | March 22, 2011 at 08:07 PM
legalize it all. end the corruption and war on drugs..
Posted by: libertarian cynic | March 22, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Rope - a - Dope
Posted by: Dooder | March 23, 2011 at 03:31 AM
Soooo, that is hemp saturated with cocaine?
I wonder where they ever heard of that?
Dopers do not care if there is an FDA stamp on drugs or not?
Posted by: jenni | March 23, 2011 at 07:34 AM
Oh tell me those ropes were made of hemp!
Posted by: Bob | March 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Rope-a-dope
Posted by: Bob | March 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM