14 Sep, 2020 @ 11:55
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British expat caught sending cocaine and LSD to US in post from Spain’s Costa del Sol

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A BRITISH expat has been arrested for allegedly sending drugs to the US in the post.

According to Policia Nacional, the 49-year-old was regularly posting cocaine and LSD while claiming they were key rings or greeting cards. 

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HAUL: Drugs stopped by investigators at post office in Fuengirola

The Brit was sending the packages from Fuengirola and was rumbled when the post office suspected some of his parcels. 

After obtaining a warrant to open them, investigators confirmed they were hiding drugs and a wider probe was launched to track down the sender. 

Police were able to seize 1.8kg of cocaine and 202 units of LSD.

The Brit has been sent to prison ahead of trial and is charged with drug trafficking.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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