UK women arrested with $400K of cocaine in wigs
Two British women have been arrested trying to board a plane in Jamaica after 2.3kg of cocaine was discovered hidden in wigs they were wearing, British customs officials said.
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September 17, 2008 11:04 PM
by Michael Holden
LONDON - Two British women have been arrested trying to board a plane in Jamaica after drugs were discovered hidden in wigs they were wearing, British customs officials said.
The women, aged 17 and 20, were attempting to board a flight to London when customs officers found five pounds (2.3kg) of cocaine, worth 175,000 pounds ($395,000) stitched into their wigs.
Customs officials said the women had been on holiday in Jamaica for two weeks and told police they were paid 4000 pounds ($10,000) to smuggle the drugs into Britain.
Under Operation Airbridge, launched in 2002, British and
Jamaican authorities work together to try to catch drug
couriers before they board flights to Britain.
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