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February 07, 2008
Briton arrested with drugs in underwear
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Police in Sierra Leone have arrested a Briton who tried to board a flight to Europe with 2.2 lb of cocaine hidden down his trousers, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
The man was searched at Lungi international airport near the capital Freetown as he tried to leave the West African country, Chief Superintendent Carow Kamara told Reuters.
"Seven packets of cocaine were found wrapped in a sock which he had placed before his private area," Kamara, head of airport police, said.
"The sock was opened and the packets totaling one kilogram were discovered," he said.
West Africa has become an important staging post for Colombian cocaine on its way to lucrative European markets.
Posted by ronnie at February 7, 2008 07:47 AM