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Spanish Woman Arrested Smuggling
Cocaine
Costa Rica's Policía de Control
de Drogas (PCD) - drug control
police - said on Monday that
they arrested a Spanish woman at
the Juan Santamaría (San
Jose's)International Airport,
who was trying to smuggle 9.6 kg
of cocaine out of the country.
The woman, whose identity has
not been revealed by the police,
dissolved the cocaine in wine
and carried the liquid in
bottles in two suitcases.
The police said so far this year
three Spanish citizens had been
arrested for the same offense at
the country's most important
airport.
This year so far, some 59
foreigners have been arrested in
cases related to drug smuggling,
a crime which is punishable with
up to 20 years in prison.
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