Man Tried to Smuggle ‘Meth-Caked’ Clothing, Including Cow Onesie, onto Flight: Feds

A California man has been accused of trying to smuggle “meth-caked” clothes onto his flight at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said in a press release.

Raj Matharu, 31, tried to fly from LAX to Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 6, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. 

Matharu checked two pieces of luggage, which were x-rayed by security officers who flagged “irregularities” and pulled them to the side for a secondary inspection, officials said.

“Law enforcement found the suitcases contained more than a dozen white or light-colored clothing items that were dried stiff and covered in a white residue,” the release states.

Officials claimed investigators field-tested a sample of the residue, which tested positive for methamphetamine. Authorities said the “meth-caked” clothes, including a cow pajama onesie, weighed about 71.5 lbs. and that authorities extracted more than one kg of methamphetamine residue from them.

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Matharu, of Northridge, Calif., has been charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, per the release.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Matharu is scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 2 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. He is free on $10,000 bond, officials said. It’s unclear if he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.

“Drug dealers are continually inventing creative ways of smuggling dangerous narcotics in pursuit of illicit profit – as alleged in the facts of this case,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in the release.

“In the process, they are poisoning communities throughout the world. Law enforcement is committed to fighting drug trafficking, knowing that every seizure saves lives.”