I don't know if this guy is an idiot or potential genius. A Spanish drug smuggler was jailed in the UK after trying to take nearly £550,000 ($880,000) worth of cocaine into the country inside Snickers bars.
Sniffer dogs at London's Gatwick airport detected Ivan Sacido's stash in January after he arrived on a flight from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Officers who searched the 39-year-old's luggage found more than two
kilograms worth of 100 percent pure cocaine concealed inside authentic-looking candy bars, the Crawley Observer reported Thursday.
Croydon Crown Court heard earlier this month that Sacido, from Madrid, was offered €6,000 ($7,885) to carry out what UK Border Agency officials described "a sophisticated smuggling attempt."
Sacido pleaded guilty to a charge of importing a class A drug and was sentenced to five years and three months behind bars.
A British man was jailed for seven years on Wednesday for trying to smuggle £13,000 worth of cocaine into the UK inside bell peppers. Peter Avery, of the UK Border Agency, said, "The potential danger to the public is always increased when drugs are hidden inside food or drink packaging in this way."
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Sniffer dogs at London's Gatwick airport detected Ivan Sacido's stash in January after he arrived on a flight from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Officers who searched the 39-year-old's luggage found more than two
Croydon Crown Court heard earlier this month that Sacido, from Madrid, was offered €6,000 ($7,885) to carry out what UK Border Agency officials described "a sophisticated smuggling attempt."
Sacido pleaded guilty to a charge of importing a class A drug and was sentenced to five years and three months behind bars.
A British man was jailed for seven years on Wednesday for trying to smuggle £13,000 worth of cocaine into the UK inside bell peppers. Peter Avery, of the UK Border Agency, said, "The potential danger to the public is always increased when drugs are hidden inside food or drink packaging in this way."
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