Drug smuggler sniffed out

2nd July 2011

The woman faces five years in prison

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A woman has been arrested after attempting to smuggle PLN 1.5 mln worth of cocaine through customs in her pants.

The 29-year-old, whose name has not yet been released, was stopped by customs officers at Warsaw’s Okecie airport and searched.

According to TVN24, the lady had been travelling on a flight from Zurich and was found to be carrying approximately two kilograms of the drug. The news site claims that this amount could have then been cut to produce a total of six kilograms, giving it an estimated street value of around PLN 1.5 mln.

Initial reports state that the woman became nervous at the sight of the customs officers at passport control and it was noticed that she was beha ...

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