Wis. Woman Finds $280,000 Worth of Drugs Inside Vacuum Cleaner

GREEN BAY, Wis. (CBS/AP) A Green Bay, Wis., woman opened a Christmas gift from her children to find a refurbished vacuum - and about $280,000 worth of illegal drugs.

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The woman found 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine shrink wrapped inside the box, say authorities.

Lt. David Poteat tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette that a smuggler likely put the drugs in the box before it was shipped from the Juarez, Mexico, area, where it had been reconditioned.

Poteat says no one noticed anything, including the department store where it was purchased, until the woman opened the package.

Poteat described it as an "'are you kidding me' incident," according to the paper.

Sheriff's officials say the store is cooperating with the investigation.