Arrest of alleged drug smugglers yields $4.1 million in cash
Police authorities in New York City announced the arrest of three men in an alleged drug smuggling operation and described the elaborate steps the men allegedly took to conceal the drugs. The police also seized $4.1 million in cash and 6 pounds of heroin. The three suspects were charged with several federal drug offenses.Investigators spent several hours watching the three suspects moving pieces of furniture into and out of a storage facility in the Bronx. Authorities said that the men are believed to have smuggled drugs across state lines by hiding the contraband in hidden compartments inside pieces of furniture. The police alleged that the three men were smuggling the drugs from Texas to New York City and Lawrence, MA. Police also suspect that the three defendants were intending to [...]