Dutch woman arrested after confessing to smuggling cocaine in her "private parts"

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 | 11:53 AM    

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old woman on drug related charges as she attempted to board a flight at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport on Sunday.

A police statement Tuesday said that the woman, identified only as Rachel A and the holder of a Dutch passport, had checked in for a flight to The Netherlands.

“During inspections it turned out that she had hidden cocaine in one of her body cavities,” the police said in a statement adding that the woman had also admitted to swallowing some of the cocaine pellets.

Police said “so far” they confiscated 310 grams from Rachel A and that the case has been transferred to the Narcotics Unit for further investigation.

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Dutch woman arrested after confessing to smuggling cocaine in her "private parts"

VIDEO: Smog engulfs parts of northern China

Parts of northern China have suffered the worst bout of smog since July, pushing pollution well past healthy levels and reducing visibility.

Martin Patience reports from Beijing.

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Canada body parts murder trial opens

29 September 2014 Last updated at 15:03 Police have said Magnotta filmed the murder of Jun Lin and posted it online The trial of a Canadian man accused of killing his lover and sending parts of his body in the post to political figures has begun in Montreal.

Luka Magnotta, 32, has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to the 2012 death of Jun Lin, a Chinese university student, including murder.

He faces a life prison sentence if convicted on all charges.

The trial start was delayed amid a crowded court calendar and difficulty selecting jurors.

Nearly 1,600 people were interviewed to fill a 14-person bilingual jury that includes two alternates.

Mr Magnotta’s lawyer, Luc Leclair, said he had sought jurors who were open-minded and willing to listen to the case, broadcaster CTV reported.

Canadian and European law enforcement hunted for Mr Magnotta across Europe

“He’s been waiting a long time,” Mr Leclair said. “There was a time that we never thought this day would come.”

Prospective jurors were asked during the panel selection whether they would be able to handle graphic and disturbing evidence.

Police began their investigation after finding a headless torso near Mr Magnotta’s Montreal flat in late May 2012.

Soon after, limbs were found in the post sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office and to the Liberal Party’s office.

Lin’s body parts were also later revealed to have been mailed to two British Columbia schools. His head was found in a Montreal park.

Investigators also found a video posted online thought to show Lin’s murder.

Mr Magnotta fled to Europe, prompting an international manhunt that ended when he was arrested in an internet cafe in Berlin.

He is charged with first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a body, publishing obscene material, mailing such material, and criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of parliament.

Mr Magnotta’s lawyer, Luc Leclair, said his client had been waiting for the trial for a long time

The prosecution may ask the jury to find Mr Magnotta guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter if they cannot prove Mr Magnotta intentionally killed Lin and planned the murder in advance.

The trial is expected to last four to six weeks. About 60 witnesses are expected to be called.

Lin, who was enrolled as a computer science and engineering student at Concordia University in Montreal, was from the city of Wuhan in China.

His father, Diran Lin, will attend the trial.

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MAN ACCUSED OF FONDLING TEEN"S PRIVATE PARTS

Deon Green, STAR Writer

Forty-four-year-old Livingston Goffe of Pamphret, St Thomas, has been arrested and charged by the Yallahs police for allegedly molesting a young man.

Goffe has been granted $80,000 bail and is scheduled answer to the charge on July 25, in the Yallahs Resident Magistrate’s Court

Allegations against Goffe are that he offered an 18-year-old man accommodation for the night at his home sometime in June, after the young man could not find a sister he had travelled to visit. It’s further alleged that while the teen was asleep, Goffe began fondling his private parts.

The matter was reported to the Yallahs police, who arrested and charged Goffe for the sexual offence.

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MAN ACCUSED OF FONDLING TEEN"S PRIVATE PARTS