LOS ANGELES—A San Fernando Valley man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly possessing two suitcases containing a cow pajama onesie and other clothing items caked in methamphetamine while preparing to board a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Australia.
Raj Matharu, 31, of Northridge, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Matharu is scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 2 in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. He is free on $10,000 bond, prosecutors said.
“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 a statement. “In the process, they are poisoning communities throughout the world. Law enforcement is committed to fighting drug trafficking, knowing that every seizure saves lives.”…