Le Figaro Nice
From Bogota to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, then Nice.
This is the story of four individuals (three women and one man), of Colombian nationality, who were arrested when they got off the plane last Wednesday by the customs services at the Nice airport.
They were transporting cocaine capsules, approximately 500 grams each, for loot weighing nearly 2 kilos and estimated at nearly 190,000 euros.
The four individuals, aged 21, 24, 25 and 31, were traveling without any checked baggage in the hold, which attracted the attention of customs officials.
When they arrived on the Nice tarmac, a urine test revealed traces of drugs in their bodies.
An x-ray confirmed the suspicions since around ten capsules were seen.
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Held in pre-trial detention
An investigation was subsequently opened and entrusted to the Nice judicial police.
They were placed in pre-trial detention after their custody.
Their immediate trial, which was to be held on Monday, was postponed until March 29, the Nice prosecutor's office told Le
Figaro
, confirming information from
Nice-Matin
.
While awaiting the new hearing, they were kept in pre-trial detention.
They risk up to 10 years in prison.