World● Low2h ago · Nov 14, 2026, 3:27 AM
Passenger attempted to travel to Spain with 75 cocaine pellets in his stomach and was arrested in Costa Rica
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A 54-year-old man, of Nigerian origin and Costa Rican nationality, intended to board a flight to Madrid when anti-drug agents detected more than one kilogram of drugs hidden inside his body.
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