Rabat - A total of 1.3 kilograms of cocaine was removed from the stomach of a traveler from Sierra Leone at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center in Casablanca.
Rabat – A total of 1.3 kilograms of cocaine was removed from the stomach of a traveler from Sierra Leone at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center in Casablanca.
The Sierra Leonean woman was arrested on March 24, by police security services of the Mohammed V International Airport. The traveler arrived onboard a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, said a statement by the General Directorate of National Security.
The suspect was carrying 78 capsules of cocaine from her stomach.
The defendant was placed in police custody under the supervision of public prosecutor, while investigations are ongoing to identify other potential suspects and determine the smuggling circumstances.