Spaniard with 1.2kg of cannabis in suitcase foiled by airport scanner

Madrid flight passenger attempted to bring through airport 1.2kg of cannabis inside their suitcase

A physical inspection revealed a plastic bag containing 1.2kg of cannabis
A physical inspection revealed a plastic bag containing 1.2kg of cannabis

Customs have seized 1.2 kilos of cannabis on a traveller arriving from Madrid.

It said in a statement that during routine passenger screenings on a Madrid flight, a piece of luggage was flagged as suspicious after passing through the x-ray scanner.

100g of a yet to be identified brown substance which appears to be cannabis resin were also seized
100g of a yet to be identified brown substance which appears to be cannabis resin were also seized

A physical inspection revealed a plastic bag containing 1.2kg of cannabis, which was elevated alongside 100g of a yet to be identified brown substance which appears to be cannabis resin.

The luggage belonged to a Spanish passenger claiming to be here on holiday.

The assistance of the Police Anti-Drug Squad was requested and the officials took over the case for further investigations.

The narcotics were handed over to the police
The narcotics were handed over to the police

The passenger was placed under arrest and will be arraigned in the coming days. The narcotics were handed over to the police.

Customs said in a matter of weeks, three kilos of cannabis from Spain, and 113 kg of khat arriving from Israel were also seized.