Chalk this one up as a different way to smuggle drugs through an airport. Or at least attempt to do such.Authorities at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport arrested a passenger Monday evening who reportedly tried to sneak cocaine through in coat hangers.
According to authorities, Julio Alejandro Almonte, 28, was arrested and charged with felony drug trafficking when U.S. Customs agents noticed something unusual in one of his bags.
A set of wooden hangers was lying on top of his clothes, which prompted officials to do a secondary check. When checked a second time, it was discovered the hangers had been altered and filled with cocaine.
Almonte had flown into Atlanta from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a final stop planned to LaGuardia International Airport in New York City.
Needless to say, Almonte missed his next flight and was being held in the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro.
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