US embassy worker accused of smuggling cocaine into New York disguised as packages of cigarettes and candy

A man has been charged in a scheme to smuggle cocaine into New York disguised as packages of cigarettes and candy while working at the United States embassy in Dominican Republic, authorities say - (Justice Department)

A man has been charged in a scheme to smuggle cocaine into New York disguised as packages of cigarettes and candy while working at the United States embassy in the Dominican Republic.

Jairo Eliezer Arias Caceres was working as a security officer at the embassy when prosecutors allege he operated a “transnational conspiracy” to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.