Los Angeles man charged with possessing methamphetamine-laced cow pajamas – San Bernardino Sun

A San Fernando Valley man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly possessing methamphetamine-laced clothing, including a onesie shaped like cow pajamas, 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. The meth-soaked clothing consisted of several pieces packed in two suitcases.

Matharu’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday, December 2, in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. He is released on $10,000 bail.

“Drug traffickers continually devise creative ways to smuggle dangerous drugs in pursuit of illicit profits, as the facts of this case allege,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada. “In the process, they are poisoning communities around the world. “Law enforcement is committed to combating drug trafficking, knowing that every seizure saves a life.”

Court documents show that on November 6, Matharu tried to travel from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. At the ticket counter he handed over two bags, one pink and one gray.

After checking the luggage, airport security officers x-rayed it. The scan revealed irregularities, prompting officers to remove the luggage for a secondary inspection. According to authorities, when officers opened the suitcases, they found several pieces of light-colored clothing covered in white residue.

The residue contained methamphetamine. The total weight of the methamphetamine-soaked clothing was approximately 32.4 kilograms, or 71.5 pounds. Law enforcement later recovered over one kilogram of methamphetamine residue from clothing in Matharu’s possession.

Officers intercepted Matharu on the bridge of a jetliner bound for Australia. He was later arrested.

Matharu faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.