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Nine years prison for British man found with cocaine at Málaga airport
By h.b. - Jun 12, 2008 - 7:40 AM
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A British man who intended to fly from Málaga to London with a kilo of cocaine in his hand luggage has been sent to prison by the Málaga Provincial Court for nine years and fined 100,000 €.
The drug was discovered in Málaga airport and the man then tried to flee in a taxi but was captured by the police.
The man is named with the initials S.D.J. and was arrested on August 12 last year.
The cocaine was found to have more than 85% purity with a market value of more than 61,000 €.
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