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A 33-year-old man was arrested earlier this month at Newark Liberty International Airport after customs and border patrol officers found $300,000 worth of cocaine hidden in his luggage, authorities said today.

Antonio Miguel Camara Jimenez, was arrested March 1 after police found the drugs hidden in false walls of his suitcase, in purses and bags marked "Santa Catalina Oatmeal," authorities said. The contraband was found during a routine baggage exam after a K-9 alerted officers about his bag, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement today.

Officers said the bag was unusually heavy and substances found in several parts of the luggage tested positive for cocaine. All told, authorities said 15 pounds of cocaine was seized.

Jimenez, a Spanish citizen, was detained as he arrived at Newark on a flight from Lima, Peru.

Jimenez was turned over to agents from Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Homeland Security investigations unit and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's office in Newark on federal drug smuggling charges.

Source: nj.com