Cops uncover 'cocaine' World Cup
A police officer standing next to a seized replica of a World Cup soccer trophy made of cocaine
Football fans worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a criminal in Colombia gets top prize for most original material: cocaine.
Colombia Airport's anti-drug chief Col. Jose Piedrahita says authorities found the unusual statue during a routine security check by anti-drug agents Friday in a mail warehouse at Bogota's international airport.
The seized replica of a World Cup soccer trophy made of cocaine
The 36-cm high statue was inside a box headed for Madrid, Spain. The statue was painted gold with green stripes on the base.
Piedrahita said Saturday that laboratory tests confirmed the cup was made of 11 kg cocaine mixed with acetone or gasoline to make it moldable.
Meanwhile, a submarine built by drug-traffickers was found in Ecuador before its maiden voyage.
The submarine, capable of carrying tonnes of cocaine, was discovered in a river near the border with Colombia, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency said.
Police said one man has been arrested.
Source: AP/Agencies
Published July 4 2010
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