Model arrested for drug smuggling

A 24-year-old Dutch model has been arrested in Italy for swallowing 98 bags of cocaine reports Dutch news agency ANP.


The 1.2 kilos of cocaine have an estimated street value of €1.2m, said ANP, quoting an Italian newspaper on Tuesday. The woman has apparently admitted receiving €4,000 for smuggling the drugs into Italy from Brussels.

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