Mexican model Anett Pikula was recently busted attempting to smuggle $134,000 worth of cocaine into the U.S., and Border Patrol agents say her excessive flirting is what tipped them off that something was up:
Border agents found $134,000 worth of cocaine hidden inside 39-year-old Anett Pikula’s 2006 gold Mercedes Benz at a Lukeville, Arizona border crossing.
According to the Associated Press, federal officials said Pikula was “overly talkative” during the primary inspection and they became suspicious.
“Flirtation was what was going on” said Customs and Border Protection spokesman Garrett Reinhart.
A drug-sniffing dog keyed in on a secret compartment at the engine firewall and investigators found 13 pounds of cocaine, packed into bricks and shrink wrap.
Pikula is a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Phoenix. She was taken into custody and turned over to federal immigration officers. The Mercedes and cocaine were seized by customs.
