Cocaine World Cup seized

A REPLICA of the World Cup made from cocaine has been seized by Colombian authorities at an airport.

Airports anti-drug chief Colonel Jose Piedrahita said Colombian authorities found the unusual statue during a routine security check by anti-drug agents in a mail warehouse at Bogota’s international airport.

The 36-centimetre-high statue was inside a box headed for Madrid. The statue was painted gold with green stripes on the base.