HONG KONG – A 19-year-old Greek model was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday after cocaine with an estimated street value of HK$2.4 million ($310K) was discovered in her rucksack, South China Morning Post reported Tuesday, November 21.
The seizure was made when the 19-year-old woman arrived from Ethiopia on Monday and was singled out for a routine inspection at the airport.
The woman who was wearing a black leather jacket and a red miniskirt was found hiding 2.6 kilograms of cocaine and, according to the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, she was charged with illegal drugs trade.
“The woman will also be held accountable for her actions at West Kowloon Court, Hong Kong, Wednesday (11/22/2017),” according to the South China Morning Post.
She is the fourth woman caught in Hong Kong Airport in a week related to the smuggling of dangerous drugs.
Inspections for drugs are also carried out routinely among travelers, visitors and tourists at the Athens International Airport and elsewhere in Greece.
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