Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Food
Customs Finds Bolivian Marching Powder Inside Trinidadian Toblerones
By
Garth Johnston
Published Dec 12, 2012
Modified Dec 12, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Garth Johnston
Published Dec 12, 2012
Modified Dec 12, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Bolivian Marching Powder, Colombian Bam Bam, Peruvian Lady—there are a lot of nationalized nicknames for cocaine, but there's always room for one more. It's time to make room for Trinidadian Toblerone. Because inside some boxes of those inexplicably popular chocolates, authorities at JFK airport this weekend found more than 7 pounds of cocaine. White chocolate indeed!
According to authorities, colorfully named 22-year-old Ebony Gray had just exited a Caribbean Airlines jet from Trinidad on Sunday when she was stopped by Customs and Border Protection officers who wanted to look inside her duty-free bag. When they did they found eight boxes of "Toblerone" that, on closer inspection, were actually filled with 3.3 kilos of coke wrapped in the candy's typical foil.
Since Sunday's discovery, Gray was arraigned on drug-smuggling charges in Brooklyn federal court. She was released after posting a $50,000 bond. Meanwhile, we're sniffing a literary mashup of Bright Lights Big City and Fifty Shades Of Grey...
Tagged
cocaine
coke
customs
ebony gray
jfk airport
smuggling
trinidad
Garth Johnston
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE food
North African restaurants are rare in NYC. These 10 are the best.
Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian food is delicious but underrepresented in the city.
By
Robert Sietsema
Published Oct 10, 2026
10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
By
Robert Sietsema
Food
10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
By
Robert Sietsema
Frozen yogurt is back in New York City. So are the super long lines.
By
Sonia Rao
5 NYC banana puddings as good as Magnolia's
By
Hannah Frishberg
Where to eat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn right now, from Polish to Sichuan to Iberian
By
Robert Sietsema
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .