NYC cocaine smuggling ring allegedly used kid’s lunchboxes to hide drugs

New York Post

Five men were indicted Wednesday for allegedly running a “vast narcotics conspiracy” where they smuggled millions of dollars worth of cocaine into New York City — using children’s lunchboxes, prosecutors said.

The zip-up lunchboxes — bearing popular cartoon characters from “My Little Pony” and “Despicable Me” — were mailed to homes across New York and Massachusetts via the US Postal Service, according to the city’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

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