Man, 22, is caught trying to smuggle 2.1kg of cannabis onto a flight from Sevilla to Mallorca

A 22-YEAR-OLD has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 2.1kg of airport past security at Sevilla airport.

The alleged trafficker was busted when passing through security with his rucksack.

The officer monitoring the X-ray machine noticed something suspicious inside the bag.

His rucksack was pulled aside and Guardia Civil officers were called to the scene to search it further.

It was then that they discovered a false bottom which contained more than 20 cannabis pills (pictured above, left).

Tests were performed which confirmed the presence of hashish.

The man was arrested and faces charges for crimes against public health.

The suspect had been planning on catching a flight to Palma de Mallorca.

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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.
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