Spain has become the main entry point for bringing drugs into Europe
CADIZ, Spain -
A gang accused of using pensioners to
smuggle cocaine on luxury cruises has
been arrested by Spanish police.
They were held after two women in their 60s were caught trying to bring 27kgs of cocaine into Spain, stuffed in their suitcases. When the ship docked in Cadiz, the elderly women were reportedly supposed to pass the drugs on to two others. They would then distribute the drugs across Europe. Police detained the two people who were at the port to collect the drugs, as well as the alleged leader of the group as he tried to flee to Brazil. The women, who were posing as tourists, picked up the drugs when the cruise ship they were on stopped at a Brazilian port. Police say it is the first time anyone has been caught using this method to bring drugs into Spain. The gang allegedly has connections to Brazil, The Netherlands and Spain. Spain is the main entry point for drugs into Europe and police have thwarted a number of such attempts this year. Last month police in Barcelona discovered a 42-piece blue crockery set, that was actually made entirely from 20kg of cocaine. And in March a 66-year-old Chilean man was also arrested in Barcelona after it emerged his broken leg was supported by a cast made entirely out of cocaine.
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