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Couple in their 70s arrested in Portugal after cocaine seized on cruise ship

Police in Portugal have arrested a couple in their 70s after a "large amount of cocaine" was appa...
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10.44 11 Dec 2018


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Couple in their 70s arrested in Portugal after cocaine seized on cruise ship

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10.44 11 Dec 2018


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Police in Portugal have arrested a couple in their 70s after a "large amount of cocaine" was apparently found in suitcases on a cruise ship from the Caribbean.

The 70 and 72-year-olds were arrested after the ship docked in Lisbon.

Authorities say they arrested the pair on the back of information from British authorities.

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The Portuguese Policia Judiciaria detained the couple - described as 'foreign nationals', and believed to be British - on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.

In a statement, police said: "Following a search of the cabin that was occupied by the suspects, four suitcases were located in whose structures was ingeniously concealed a high amount of product - specifically cocaine - that has been seized."


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