Huge drugs stash found on military official
Oliver Gee - [email protected]
Published: 13 Jun, 2015 CET.
Updated: Sat 13 Jun 2015 17:12 CET
27 kgs of cocaine have been discovered in the suitcase of a French military officer as he tried to board a plane in French Guyana, the local prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
The drugs were found during a customs check on Friday at Felix Eboue de Matoury airport near Cayenne, the capital of the French overseas department on the northeast coast of South America.
They were discovered in the bag of a passenger who was intending to board a military plane to Paris, the Cayenne prosecutor's office told AFP on Saturday.
The passenger was "a military official in his forties", assistant prosecutor Isabelle Arnal told AFP, confirming a local media report.
The official, who was taken into custody, was planning to board a plane which "transports army personnel", she added.
Comments
See Also
The drugs were found during a customs check on Friday at Felix Eboue de Matoury airport near Cayenne, the capital of the French overseas department on the northeast coast of South America.
They were discovered in the bag of a passenger who was intending to board a military plane to Paris, the Cayenne prosecutor's office told AFP on Saturday.
The passenger was "a military official in his forties", assistant prosecutor Isabelle Arnal told AFP, confirming a local media report.
The official, who was taken into custody, was planning to board a plane which "transports army personnel", she added.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.