Brooklyn judge puts alleged drug smuggler on short leash after failed drug test
A woman who allegedly smuggled more than two kilos of illegal drugs through John F. Kennedy Airport failed a court-mandated drug test for cocaine so a Brooklyn judge put her on a short leash to monitor her drug problem.
Prosecutors alleged that Tahisha Dubois was traveling with her child from Santiago, Dominican Republic on June 10, 2016, when she arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport with over two kilos (4.4 pounds) of illegal drugs hidden in health drinks and spices bottles in her luggage.
While out on bail, Dubois was booted out of an inpatient drug program for insurance issues and failed a drug test for cocaine on June 1, 2017, prosecutors said in court.