Woman arrested at airport as police find 1kg of cocaine in her stomach

A 22-year-old woman has been arrested by police at Malta International Airport after around a kilo of substance suspected to be cocaine, with a street value of about €130,000, was hidden in her stomach and other parts of her body.
The woman was stopped as soon as she arrived from Barcelona, and following an x-ray test by Customs Department officials that showed she had substances hidden inside her. She was taken to Mater Dei Hospital and it resulted that she had around 66 capsules.
The woman is expected to be arraigned in Court shortly.
Source: Malta Police
Photo: Malta Police