British teens held in China on suspicion of drug trafficking

Two 16-year-old British girls agreed to carry £300,000 (€440,000) worth of cocaine in suitcases and laptops in return for a paid holiday, British and Ghanaian customs officials said today.

British teens held in China on suspicion of drug trafficking

Two 16-year-old British girls agreed to carry £300,000 (€440,000) worth of cocaine in suitcases and laptops in return for a paid holiday, British and Ghanaian customs officials said today.

The two girls, both from London, were stopped at the Accra airport by Ghanaian drug officials on July 2 after “behaving suspiciously,” said Beryl St James, a spokeswoman for Britain’s HM Revenue and Customs in London.

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