3 - 9 November 2016
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Drug mule death probe Dennis Howlett flickr
ISSUE NO. 1635
By John Smith An aircraft en route from Valencia to Tenerife had to make an emergency landing at Malaga airport when a passenger complained of abdominal pains. He was rushed to hospital, accompanied by two travel companions who then quickly disappeared after the ambulance arrived at the hospital. The 30-year-old male, who was Venezuelan, was admitted to hospital but died soon after arriving at the accident and emergency department. Staff discovered his death
was caused by cocaine poisoning after bulbs of the drug which he had swallowed burst in his stomach. National Police officers then began a search for the two companions and discovered them in a hostel in Torremolinos where they were arrested.
The two men, aged 28 and 29, and also said to be of Venezuelan origin, were discovered to have ‘passed’ 105 bulbs of the drug and were then taken to hospital where a further 62 bulbs were collected. When the 99 bulbs from the
dead man and a further 21 found in a rubbish bin near Torremolinos station were added to those found on the two men, a total of 285 bulbs weighing 4.1 kilos were recovered. Police also recovered bank notes to the value of €3,000.