Moment Brit arrested at airport in Colombia ‘after trying to fly £2million worth of cocaine to UK in his luggage’
THIS is the moment a Brit was arrested at a Colombian airport after he was allegedly trying to fly with £2m worth of cocaine in his luggage.
The man was said to be carrying 23kg when he was snagged by police as he tried to jet back home.
Authorities in Bogota said the man was stopped and searched after his “suspicious attitude” alerted cops and a specialist sniffer dog called Maximo.
Footage revealed the moment the unnamed Brit’s suitcase was opened in front of cops, revealing what appears to be drugs.
A police officer can be overheard telling him through a translator: “Now we’re going to do a test called a narcotest.”
The cop can then be seen slicing open a taped-up brick of what appears to be drugs.
The man was snagged at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport, which sits between Palmira and Cali.
It is Colombia’s fourth busiest airport.
Ever Gomez, commander of the Valle del Cauca police department which covers the airport, said: “We found 16 packets containing 23 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride inside his luggage.
“He has been remanded in prison after appearing before a judge.”
The drugs the Brit was carrying is said to have the potential street value of around £2million.
Local reports said the authorities were now trying to establish if the Brit had any connections with Colombian drugs gangs.
It is not known where in the UK he is from.
Meanwhile, last year two British drug smugglers who attempted to import £570 million worth of drugs into Australia by yacht had their plans scuppered by a massive seal.
Graham Palmer, 37, and Scott Jones, 38 have been jailed for over 20 years for their role in the plot to smuggle a tonne of cocaine, ecstasy and meth into the country.