40 The Courier sun • april 10, 2014 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Photo courtesy CBP JFK PASSENGER CAUGHT WITH COCAINE-FILLED MEAT BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA Yudishtir Maharaj had just come off [email protected] a flight from Port of Spain, Trinidad, @CristabelleT on March 20, when U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers An arriving passenger faced some stopped him for a baggage inspection, beefed-up security when he allegedly CBP said. tried to smuggle cocaine through John During the search, they found three F. Kennedy International Airport last large packages of meat in his luggage, month. according to officials. They allegedly discovered white powder inside the meat, which tested positive for cocaine. In total, officers seized more than seven pounds of the drug, the CBP said. Maharaj faces federal narcotics smuggling charges and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York, according to CBP. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NYC OPENS Dr.Rafael Boruchov, DDS, & Dr. Nabil Salib, M.D. both cut the Ribbon to celebrate the Grand Opening of Health Professionals NYC, an Urgent Care & Dental Care facility located at 116-20 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, 718-401-1510. The Queens Courier staff recognized by New York Press Association The Queens Courier congratulates its staff in taking home a handful of awards at this year’s New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. For the past three years, Courier reporters have been given the distinctive honor of Rookie Reporter of the Year. Former reporters Melissa Chan, Maggie Hayes and Terence Cullen previously took home the title and this year, Angy Altamirano placed in the category. Altamirano, who covers western Queens and is editor of the LIC Courier magazine, was awarded second place for her “ability to write enticing, exciting leads.” Of her work, the judges said, “Angy has an easy-to-read style … using short sentences instead of long wordy ones to tell her story.” Melissa, who previously covered northeast Queens for The Courier, won second place in the News Story category for her “great hard news reporting” and getting to the facts quick and with detail. The former reporter also took home another win along with Maggie, who previously covered southeast and southwest for the newspaper. The duo placed third place for In-Depth Reporting for their “nice presentation, good writing and plenty of interesting people …” The Courier’s staff also took home awards for Best Special Section Cover and Best Large Space Ad. Jennifer Decio earned first place for her large space ad which judges found conveyed an elegant message. “The photos and layout sell it!” wrote the judges. Stephen Reina placed third for his special section cover which judges described as “both dynamic and sophisticated.” “I’m so proud of our team, which is the best in the business,” said Joshua Schneps, co-publisher of The Queens Courier. “It demonstrates the quality of what we do and the depth of talent that we have in the company.” QUEENS SNAPS Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! Submit them to us via our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ QueensCourier, by tweeting @queenscourier or by emailing them to ctumola@queenscourier. com.
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