Two New Bedford, Massachusetts men were arrested on June 6 for allegedly smuggling about 4 pounds of cocaine in an adorable yellow pair. Pokémon the art boxes appear to have the electric mouse Pikachu on the front.
Based on June 8 report from the news channel ABC6A U.S. Postal Service undercover inspector joined New Bedford police detectives in an operation against 20-year-old Darren Casado Ruiz and 19-year-old Angel Rodriguez, who were accused of drug trafficking. Pika-cocaine from Puerto Rico to an apartment in Massachusetts town. After coordinating deliveries between agents, it was reported that Ruiz snatched the package from the porch and slipped through the backyard to reach the red Jeep Renegade that Rodriguez was driving. Police then moved onto the vehicle, intercepted Ruiz and Rodriguez before they could go far, and immediately arrested the two young men.
The New Bedford deputies have a search warrant, ABC6 report, and open the package to find two heat sealers Pokémon case art, looks quite similar to the case which Crayola sells at Walmart for $20, filled with two kilograms (or four pounds) of cocaine. Police charged both Ruiz and Rodriguez with trafficking more than 200 grams of cocaine and conspiracy to violate the state’s drug laws, according to a police report viewed by Kotakuwhich one can lead to possible imprisonment of one year and a $1,000 fine for first-time offenderspursuant to Section 34 of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In the police report, the status of this drug deal is now open. The report also names another individual who may have been involved in the incident and has been charged with assault and assault. Meanwhile, Rodriguez was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license.
In a press release announcing the arrest, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts confirmed that five other similar packages had been sent from Puerto Rico to both Ruiz and Rodriguez’s addresses in the past two months. District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said the work of the State Narcotics Task Force has helped stop the international cocaine trade.
“I am very pleased that this investigation has resulted in the seizure of a large amount of cocaine,” Quinn said. “I would like to thank the various agencies for their cooperative efforts that led to these arrests.”
Kotaku has contacted the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office for comment.
At the moment, it is not clear when Ruiz and Rodriguez will appear in court.
