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| Spain arrests woman with cocaine breast implants | Spain arrests woman with cocaine breast implants |
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| Spanish authorities have arrested a Panamanian woman who arrived at Barcelona airport with 1.38kg of cocaine concealed in her breast implants. | Spanish authorities have arrested a Panamanian woman who arrived at Barcelona airport with 1.38kg of cocaine concealed in her breast implants. |
| The interior ministry said on Wednesday border police had noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on the woman's chest and pale patches beneath her skin. The woman said she had recently had breast implant surgery. | The interior ministry said on Wednesday border police had noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on the woman's chest and pale patches beneath her skin. The woman said she had recently had breast implant surgery. |
| Officers were suspicious and sent her to a local hospital where the implants were removed and found to contain cocaine, the ministry added. | Officers were suspicious and sent her to a local hospital where the implants were removed and found to contain cocaine, the ministry added. |
| The woman had flown in from Bogotá, Colombia. | The woman had flown in from Bogotá, Colombia. |
| European authorities routinely submit passengers arriving from Latin America to stringent checks to combat drug smuggling. | European authorities routinely submit passengers arriving from Latin America to stringent checks to combat drug smuggling. |
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