S. African Crew Held in $360K Coke Haul

11 pounds of the drug discovered in suitcase

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2009 8:08 AM CST

(Newser) – A South African Airways crew was arrested at Heathrow Airport yesterday after officials found almost $360,000 worth of cocaine on their plane, the BBC reports. Officers seized some 11 pounds of the drug from a suitcase stowed aboard the flight from Johannesburg. The 15... Read full story »

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