MLB prospect busted trying to smuggle six pounds of cocaine... Read How

BY Joe Kemp
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Thursday, July 7th 2011, 4:00 AM
Updated: Thursday, July 7th 2011, 9:52 AM

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A 21-year-old major league baseball prospect was busted last week trying to smuggle more than six pounds of cocaine into JFK Airport, authorities said.

Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Christian Martinez after they found the drugs stuffed inside the soles of four pairs of sneakers after he flew in from Dominican Republic on June 29, authorities said.

Officials valued the stash at more than $138,000.

Martinez was a prospect for the Tampa Bay Rays until the team learned his visa was invalid.

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