{"id":25087,"date":"2022-08-19T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/cocaine-seized-at-maputo-airport"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:39:16","slug":"cocaine-seized-at-maputo-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/cocaine-seized-at-maputo-airport","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine seized at Maputo airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Mozambican authorities have arrested a citizen from Ivory Coast at Maputo International Airport, when cocaine was found in his luggage.<\/p>\n

According to a spokesperson for the National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic), cited in Thursday\u2019s issue of the independent daily \u201cO Pais\u201d, the drug was hidden inside battery-operated electric torches. Sernic did not say how much cocaine was found, merely that it was hidden in 15 torches.<\/p>\n

The Ivory Coast citizen, who has not been named, denied that he was the owner of the luggage in which the drug was found.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very surprised and angered because I don\u2019t know how they put a bag in my name in with my other belongings\u201d, he told reporters. \u201cThey said I had three bags and that\u2019s what\u2019s on the ticket, but I don\u2019t recognise it. I only brought one bag. So I\u2019m confused and I don\u2019t know what to do\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is the second drugs seizure at the airport in less than a month.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Mozambican authorities have arrested a citizen from Ivory Coast at Maputo International Airport, when cocaine was found in his luggage. According to a spokesperson for the National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic), cited in Thursday\u2019s issue of the independent daily \u201cO Pais\u201d, the drug was hidden inside battery-operated electric torches. 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