One Happy Island … Man caught with 5 kilos of Cocaine in Aruba

Just another case of One Happy Island. So who in Aruba is smuggling 5 kilos back to The Netherlands? Did the ATA say Aruba was known for its white sandy beaches or white powdery substances?

Amigoe, October 31, 2006: Man caught with 5 kilos drugs

ORANJESTAD – Customs officials have run in a man yesterday that tried to smuggle 5 kilos cocaine on a flight to the Netherlands. The 61-year old S.A.H. had put the drugs in 13 packages that he taped on his belly, buttocks, and thighs. H. was discovered when a sniffle dog started to bark on him during the passengers control in the departure hall. The man was handed over to the organized crime department. H. declared that he was in Aruba on vacation and that he was talked into smuggling the drugs.