Woman coming from Jamaica arrested after hiding $40,000 worth of cocaine in sole of shoes at airport

A 21-year-old woman was arrested in the US for attempting to smuggle three pounds of <strong>cocaine hidden inside the sole of seven pairs of shoes</strong>, custom officials said on Tuesday.

The  woman, who was coming from Jamaica, was arrested at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a white powdery substance on the soles of the shoes tested positive for cocaine.

"Smugglers go through great lengths to conceal drugs from our officers," Paula Rivera, CBP Port Director for the Area Port of Atlanta said in a press release.