Man charged with drug smuggling after arrest at Honolulu airport

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A man is in federal custody after customs officers said they found methamphetamine inside two of his carry-on bags as he attempted to board a flight from Honolulu to Seoul, South Korea on July 10.

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Court documents allege Geraldo Figueroa Jr. told officers he was offered $30,000 to fly from California to Honolulu to pickup the bags in airport bathroom and then fly with them to Seoul.

Prosecutors have filed a motion to hold Figueroa without bail. A hearing on the motion is set for Friday.

In a similar case, a judge denied a motion to hold Vanesa Selena Ramirez without bail earlier this month. Court documents show she was released on a $50,000 bond but must stay on Oahu until her trial.

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Ramirez is accused of carrying cocaine in her checked bags bound for Toyko, Japan, on June 27.

Special agents say Ramirez told them she was offered $5,000 to fly to Honolulu, pick up the suitcases, and transport them to Tokyo.

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