Flatfoot Drug Smugglers Nabbed

Inventive shoes worn by Mexican mules did not fool border agents

MARCH 25--Take note Jimmy Choo. Mexican drug smugglers may have come up with the latest trend in shoe design. After U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on patrol in New Mexico noticed "discrepancies on the sandy desert landscape," they discovered seven men, in possession of 215 pounds of marijuana valued at $172,000, attempting to illegally sneak into the country. The septet, who posed for the below fashion forward photo, were unsuccessful in a bid to cover their tracks and evade detection by gluing pieces of foam to their shoes while shuffling across the border. (2 pages)