Police nab Colombian drug smuggler at airport

13 million patacas worth of cocaine seized

A Colombian man was arrested at the local airport on Tuesday for smuggling 13 million patacas worth of cocaine, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.

The spokesperson announced details of the case during a special press briefing.

According to the spokesperson, the suspect, a 39-year-old salesman surnamed Rojas, came to Macau on a flight from Thailand early morning Tuesday.

Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded suspect from Colombia to pose in a pressroom at the PJ headquarters before yesterday’s press briefing about his case, with evidence displayed on a table.  Photos: Iong Tat Choi

The partly opened black case shows the cocaine hidden inside.

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