Jamaican airline crew member tried to smuggle US$160,000 worth of cocaine in his trousers

A Fly Jamaica Airways crew member is accused of attempting to smuggle nearly nine pounds of cocaine through John F Kennedy International Airport in New York - by sticking it down his trousers. Federal officials said that during a security search late last week, Hugh Hall, a Jamaican citizen, was found to have four packages filled with white powder strapped to his legs. Authorities confirmed that the substance was cocaine – about US$160,000 worth, according to a statement from US Customs and Border Protection. Hall was taken into custody Saturday on federal illegal drug smuggling charges, authorities said. His lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday. Federal officials said Hall and the other crew members from Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 272 were selected for inspection Saturday at the airport in Queens, New York.<br/>