Young Estonian became a drug mule for a large SMS loan
24.10.2008, 08:41The police and customs arrested an Estonian
who arrived to Tallinn Airport with 700 grams of pure cocaine in his
stomach.
Eesti Päevaleht writes that the 20-year-old Estonian by the name of Veiko was
carrying 58 capsules with pure cocaine in his stomach.
Veiko told the authorities that he agreed to become a drug mule because he
owed 100,000 kroons for an SMS loan.
Although he was told to transport cocaine from Gambia to London, Veiko
decided to fly to Tallinn instead, hoping that he can disapper and sell the
cocaine himself.
According to the police, the cocaine that Veiko was carrying cost 2.5 million
kroons in street value.
Veiko said that drug smugglers promised to pay him 40,000 kroons.
For such a crime, Veiko can go to jail for up to ten years.
According to the central criminal police, Veiko is fourth drug mule seized by
the police who brought drugs into Estonia in stomach. One Estonian is also
serving time in Ecuador after she was found to be carrying 5 kilograms of
cocaine in her stomach. Another Estonian drug mule was arrested in Peru with 2
kilos of cocaine in his stomach.