Spain police arrest man over cocaine sandwich | Inquirer News

Spain police arrest man over cocaine sandwich

/ 02:03 PM May 08, 2014

Cocaine-Sandwich

A picture provided by Spanish National Police on May 7, 2014 shows a ham and cheese sandwich with capsules of cocaine found on man at a bus station of Benidorm, southeastern Spain. Police found around 1 kilogram of cocaine after searching his flat, and detained two suspects. AFP PHOTO/ HO/ SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE

MADRID — Spanish police said Wednesday they have arrested a Colombian man after he was found to be carrying a ham and cheese sandwich stuffed with over 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cocaine.

The 29-year-old was detained at a bus station in the Mediterranean beach town of Benidorm and he is suspected of drug trafficking, police said in a statement.

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A photo released by police show a sandwich open in half with nine small cylindrical plastic capsules spread over cured ham and cheese.

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Police found over a kilo of cocaine in the man’s home in Benidorm as well as marijuana and detained his roommate, a 20-year-old Colombian national.

Spain’s close ties to its former colonies in Latin America have made it the key entry point for cocaine from the continent bound for Europe.

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