Cocaine in corn flakes in Cincinnati: Cincinnati customs officers seized 44 pounds of corn flakes coated in cocaine instead of sugar

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CBP agents in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Feb. 13 intercepted the package containing about 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, according to a press release.

While working on inbound freight from Peru, a CPD narcotics detector dog named Bico reported grain being shipped to a private residence in Hong Kong. Upon further inspection, officers found and tested white powder on the cereal which was positive for cocaine.

“The men and women of the Port of Cincinnati are committed to stopping the flow of dangerous drugs and they continue to use their training, intuition and strategic skills to prevent this type of illegitimate cargo from reaching the public,” explains Richard Said Gillespie.

On a typical day in Fiscal 2020, CBP said it seized 3,677 pounds of drugs at ports of entry across the country.

Drug traffickers have a long history of using creative methods to try and ship cocaine.

In July, for example, Italian police discovered cocaine stuffed inside individually hollowed out coffee beans, after opening a package addressed to a fictional mafia boss from a Hollywood movie.

CNN’s Jack Guy, Valentina DiDonato and Hada Messia contributed to this report.

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