As a parent, I always thought it was a hassle that TSA needed to check my child's stroller.

I was like, "C'mon, no one is going to hide anything in something like this; it's just too crazy."

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I was wrong, like very wrong, as Elaine Perez-Pena, 35, can attest.

Woman Busted Smuggling Drugs Onto O'Hare Flight

That's because Perez was busted at O'Hare International Airport over the weekend trying to smuggle drugs onto her flight.

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The drugs were hidden inside the cushions of her wheelchair and discovered by agents.

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What tipped them off, you ask? Turns out Pena had a previous drug-related arrest at JFK Airport just a couple of years earlier, where she had been busted with 3 kilos of coke in her suitcase.

Federal Agents Waiting for Pena's Next Bad Decision

Needless to say, federal agents were waiting for her next slip-up.

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Obviously, Pena didn't get the memo because drug-sniffing dogs confirmed there were drugs after an x-ray inspection showed some "unexpected density" in the cushions of the wheelchair.

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A grand total of 14 kilos of cocaine were recovered from her wheelchair, totaling $238,000.

Where Was Pena Headed With The Cocaine?

Pena was busted during a layover at O'Hare. She was flying in from Sao Paolo, Brazi,l and heading to Newark, New Jersey.

I will never question why TSA needs to check a stroller ever again.

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