Drug Ring Had Costa Rica
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A 21-year-old Romanian
national arrested in
Athens Wednesday in
possession of more than
5 kilos of cocaine is
believed to be a central
link in an international
ring bringing drugs into
the country from Costa
Rica, police said.
The suspect was stopped
at a post office in
Patissia after picking
up a package filled with
cereal boxes which, it
transpired, concealed
4.6 kilos of cocaine.
A search of the man’s
house unearthed another
kilo of the drug.
Officers also seized
three personal
identification cards,
all bearing different
details. The cards are
believed to have been
given to him by another
Romanian, the suspected
ring leader, who eluded
arrest.
Police also arrested a
45-year-old Greek after
finding on him a pair of
scales and wire
transfers to Costa Rica
accounting for 15,000
euros.
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