Aruba: 4 Passengers Arrested with Cocaine Balls in Stomach

Four drug traffickers were arrested early Monday morning trying to smuggle cocaine after having swallowed cocaine balls. The brothers T.S.A. and T.S.E. v.d. B. were arrested as well as a pregnant woman who was acting suspicious.

Four passengers were caught with more than 200 ‘cocaine balls’ in heir stomach, which they wanted to take to Amsterdam.

The woman seemed pregnant.  They were turned over to the police for further investigation.  The woman, who was definitely pregnant, admitted having swallowed cocaine balls.

Amigoe: March 17, 2007, Four passengers arrested with ‘cocaine balls’ in their stomach 

Four passengers were caught with more than 200 ‘cocaine balls’ in heir stomach, which they wanted to take to Amsterdam.

ORANJESTAD – In the night of Sunday to Monday, custom detectives arrested four passengers that were just about to board the KLM aircraft to Amsterdam.  The four were suspected of transporting narcotics inside- or on their body. 

The brothers T.S.A. and T.S.E. v.d. B. were arrested and taken to the airport customs office, where they were thoroughly investigated.  Their body language revealed that they had something to hide.  Both were turned over to the organized crime department of police.   The assistant prosecutor said that x-rays showed that the two had actually swallowed cocaine balls.    

About the same time, another man and woman were arrested. The woman was acting suspicious during a routine check.  Her behavior was nevertheless reason for arresting her and the man that was with her.   The woman seemed pregnant.  They were turned over to the police for further investigation.  The woman, who was definitely pregnant, admitted having swallowed cocaine balls.  The total weight of the cocaine was not determined yet, but it was packed up in more than 200 balls.