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‘Brown substance’ in traveler’s underwear turns out to be heroin

A fidgety arriving passenger caught the attention of Customs agents at JFK, and their hunch was right — he had two pounds of heroin in his underwear.

Trinidad national Bernard Charles had just stepped off Caribbean Airlines flight 520 from Port-of-Spain April 1 when Customs and Border Protection agents spotted him acting nervously, officials said

Charles was “walking awkwardly” and “avoided eye contact” with the officers, causing them to grow more suspicious, according to a complaint filed in Brooklyn Federal court.

As his luggage was being inspected, they noticed that Charles, 42, was “wearing loose fitting clothing, giving him a bulky appearance.”

CPB Officers then pulled him out of line and took him to a private search room where he was patted down and found with two clear packages stuffed in his underwear containing a “brown paste-like substance.”

The substance turned out to be more than a pound and a half of heroin with an approximate street value of $70,000, officials said.

Bernard was handed over to Homeland Security Investigations and charged with narcotics smuggling.

He could face up to 10 years in prison.