Ecuador, Guinea Pigs stuffed with cocaine – heroin, destination Brooklyn

A courier in Cuenca, Ecuador tipped off the Counter Narcotics Police when he became suspicious of the weight of ten guinea pigs he had been given to ship to Brooklyn, New York. An investigation of the ten roasted guinea pigs (called cuy in Ecuador) revealed 365 grams of liquid heroin and 1,140 grams of cocaine. The illegal drug was packed in condoms between the skin and spine of the animal. Eluniverso.com published the name of the sender and receiver but did not indicate if any arrests had been made. The street value of the drug was estimated to be $18,000. Police believe the drug came from the Guachapala Region which is east of Cuenca. Read Article