Prosecutors say a US Customs and Border Protection officer accused of smuggling nearly 40 pounds of cocaine was caught when a police dog raised an alert over his carry-on luggage at Atlanta's airport
Ivan Van Beverhoudt, 40, pleaded not guilty Monday in Atlanta to charges alleging he possessed and intended to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.An attorney for Van Beverhoudt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As Van Beverhoudt walked by, the dog alerted officers to two carry-on bags. He was asked by officers to wait in the jetway until the entire flight was cleared, the affidavit says.An officer"observed Van Beverhoudt pacing back and forth in the jet way in a nervous manner." When the officer attempted to question him, he was unresponsive, the affidavit says.
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