Intl. Drug Ring Smuggled Cocaine In Surfboards

URUGUAY – Police in Uruguay say they have broken up an international drugs ring which smuggled cocaine from South America to Europe hidden inside surfboards.

With help from counter-narcotics police in Spain, Portugal and Italy, three Italian citizens were arrested.

Sniffer dogs had alerted officers in Uruguay to six surfboards containing a total of 110lbs of cocaine.

Police allowed one board to be dispatched in order to track down those receiving it.