http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/05062009_5.xml Printed: Thu May 07 2009 20:47:02 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) CBP Intercepts Cocaine in Baby Diaper, Cobra in Wine Bottle 05/06/2009 Miami - Yesterday U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting routine examinations of mail parcels intercepted two shipments of cocaine that were concealed within mail packages declared as personal effects. The cocaine weighing approximately .25 pounds each was packed in clear plastic and then placed within a diaper. The diaper was then placed within a package containing t-shirts and candy bars. On the same day one of the same officers also discovered a cobra and other poisonous snakes that were inside a glass bottle containing some form of alcohol. The shipment was undeclared and within an express mail package. It is believed to be =93snake wine=94 an alcoholic beverage that includes a whole venomous snake in the bottle. The practice originated in Vietnam and is popular in Southeast Asia. The snakes, preferably venomous ones, are not usually preserved for their meat but to have the snake poison dissolved in the liquor. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists are hard at work on a daily basis at several express mail service centers to ensure that incoming packages or mail does not contain anything that will threaten the health and safety of anyone in the United States. =93These seizures are an excellent example of how U.S. Customs and Border Protection is actively engaged in intercepting all manner of threats to our homeland. We stand firm and vigilant at the front lines of our borders protecting us all,=94 said Harold Woodward, director of Field Operations in Miami. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".