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Wednesday, 15 July 2015 - 10:54

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Dutch cocaine trafficker arrested in Dominican Republic

A Dutchman was arrested in the Dominican Republic carrying 2.5 kilograms of cocaine. According to the AD, the 38 year old man was caught at a security check after arriving at the Las Americas Airport. The drugs were taped to his stomach. The man's flight had departed from Curacao and made a stopover on Sint-Maarten.

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