Feds: $85,000 In Cocaine Found Hidden In JFK Airport Traveler's Luggage

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Federal agents say they've stopped 5 pounds of cocaine from hitting the streets after a bust at Kennedy Airport.

Officers say they noticed something not quite right with a passenger's suitcase last Saturday at the airport.

Inside a hidden compartment, they allegedly found $85,000 worth of cocaine.

The suspect, Deskean Reid, was traveling from Trinidad and Tobago and now faces drug smuggling charges.

Customs did not say how they found the hidden compartment.

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