Police yesterday were searching for Grady Dennis, 41, who they allege stuffed about 160 grams of cocaine into Christmas cards that he mailed to Philadelphia from Peru.A U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agent last week intercepted four of the cards - all written in Spanish - and notified police, Werner said.
Each card contained a large, folded Ziploc bag filled with about 40 grams of coke, Werner said. The cards read, in part, "I'm sending this card, which makes me so happy, and through it I want to express immense affection toward you."
On Monday, Werner said, Narcotics repackaged the cards and delivered them to the intended recipients.
They first wound up at the West Philly home of Jack Ferguson, 45, who has a record of drug arrests that stretch back a decade, according to court records.
Another one of the coke cards was addressed to Dennis' mother's house on Marshall Street near Chew Avenue in East Oak Lane.
A third card was to be sent to Grady Dennis' home on Michener Avenue near Wadsworth in the city's Cedarbrook section. Between Dennis' house and his mother's house, cops recovered about $10,000 worth of cocaine, three guns, $20,000 in cash and two scales, Werner said.
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