<p>ATLANTA — A Georgia woman was caught trying to smuggle $40,000 worth of cocaine in multiple pairs of shoes through the Atlanta airport, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</p>
<p>Customs officers stopped the 21-year-old on Sunday after she arrived on a flight from Jamaica, the agency said in <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-atlanta-intercepts-cocaine-hidden-shoes">a statement</a> Monday. Her bags were inspected, and seven pairs of shoes were found to have a powdery white substance concealed in their bottoms.</p>
<p>The substance tested positive for cocaine, according to the agency. About 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms) of the drug were recovered.</p>
<p>“Smugglers go through great lengths to conceal drugs from our officers,” Paula Rivera, the agency’s Atlanta port director, said in the statement. “Narcotics interdiction remains a priority CBP enforcement mission, one that we take very seriously.”</p>
<p>The officers turned the unidentified woman over to Clayton County Police Department for state prosecution.</p>
<p>Customs and Border Protection says it seizes an average of nearly 3,700 pounds (1,700 kilograms) of drugs daily.</p>
