Peruvian authorities arrested an American man who claimed to be a pilot for Xtra Airways at an airport in Lima last week, after he attempted to travel to Sao Paulo with bags carrying cocaine.
Kenneth Edwin Parrock, 62, had nearly 20 pounds of drugs hidden inside sealed bed sheet packages along with six additional aluminum bags.
Dressed as a commercial pilot, Parrock said he was on medical leave from his job but was to return to work with Xtra Airways on 7 December.
According to Peruvian National Police, Parrock traveled to Peru in early November and later spent some time in the northern region of the country.
He told police on 23 November that the luggage was his but the content inside the bags was given to him at his hotel.
He added that he was instructed to deliver the packages to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
All contents inside the bed sheet packages tested positive for cocaine, according to police.