The cocaine was so well - hidden in Thomas 's suitcase that the authorities could not find it .
Cocaine was only at the insistence of Thomas ' former contact that the airport security officers cut into the suitcase to find the drugs .
The cocaine was so well - hidden in Thomas 's suitcase that the authorities could not find it , and it was only at the insistence of his former contact that the airport security officers cut into the suitcase to find the drugs .