Man tries to smuggle gift-wrapped drugs

Friday, December 23, 2016
LOS ANGELES (WLS) -- Los Angeles man caught with illegal drugs disguised as wrapped gifts.

The 25-year-old man tried to fly from Los Angeles to Ohio earlier this month with some very unusual gifts.
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The Transportation Security Administration said the boxes were actually filled with heroin.

The TSA officials discovered the drugs when the man's checked luggage was passed through the x-ray machine.
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If convicted, he could spend up to 40 years in prison.
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