Man arrested after drug-caked clothing, including cow onesie, seized at LAX

You’ll ne'er look astatine onesie pyjamas the aforesaid mode again.

A Los Angeles County antheral is facing superior cause charges aft 71 pounds (32 kg) of meth-caked clothing, including a onesie designed to look similar a cow, were allegedly recovered wrong his luggage earlier this month.

Raj Matharu, 31, was charged with 1 number of possession with intent to administer methamphetamine.

The alleged smuggling attempt took spot astatine Los Angeles International Airport connected Nov. 6, erstwhile the antheral checked 2 suitcases connected a United Airlines formation bound for Sydney, Australia.

The screening officers who inspected the luggage noticed immoderate “irregularities,” a transgression ailment filed successful the Central District of California stated, and erstwhile they opened up the suitcases they recovered piles of light-coloured covering that were stiff and covered successful achromatic powder.

Additionally, successful 1 suitcase, Customs and Border Protection officers recovered achromatic residue connected 5 achromatic T-shirts, 8 pairs of women’s underwear, 19 pairs of socks, 2 sports bras, 3 vessel tops, 2 towels, 1 cardigan sweater, 1 hoodie, 1 fleece sweater, the onesie pyjamas and 2 sweaters.

In the different suitcase, officers recovered achromatic residue connected 2 towels, six pairs of socks, 5 boxers, 7 vessel tops, 1 brace of sweatpants, 2 pairs of jeans, 4 hoodies, 1 polo shirt, 2 button-up shirts and 1 long-sleeve top.

“Drug dealers are continually inventing creative ways of smuggling unsafe narcotics successful pursuit of illicit nett – arsenic alleged successful the facts of this case,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said successful a statement.

“In the process, they are poisoning communities passim the world.”

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Law enforcement confirmed they aboriginal extracted much than a kilogram of meth from the contents of the suitcases.

The tribunal records accidental the covering was apt “washed” successful the illicit cause earlier being near to dry.

If convicted, Matharu faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years successful national situation and a maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison.