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Koninklijke Marechaussee, or Royal Military Police, at Eindhoven Airport (Picture: Facebook/Koninklijke Marechaussee) - Credit: Koninklijke Marechaussee, or Royal Military Police, at Eindhoven Airport (Picture: Facebook/Koninklijke Marechaussee)
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Friday, 19 August 2016 - 13:10

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Police: Mother, daughter, married couple in Eindhoven Airport drug bust

Four people - a married couple from Sittard and a mother and daughter from Schiedam - were arrested at Eindhoven Airport on August 5th on suspicion of drug trafficking, presumably to Denmark, the Public Prosecutor announced on Thursday. The three women were caught carrying 455 grams of cocaine bulbs in their bodies. The man is suspected of organizing the drug trafficking. When the authorities searched his home in Sittard, they found over 920 grams of ketamine and 430 grams of cocaine. The married couple, 27-year-old woman and 34-year-old man - had their two year old child with them when they were arrested at the airport. The child was placed in foster care. All four suspects were arraigned and remanded into custody for 40 days while the investigation is ongoing. The mother and daughter from Schiedam are 54 and 26 years old.

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