Ingenious Drug Smuggling Plan Uncovered in Manchester Airport

manchester, uk - Drug traffickers conceal 12 kilos of cocaine in electric wheelchair, caught at Manchester Airport from Barbados.

Drug Smuggling at Manchester Airport

Drug traffickers are getting more creative in smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe.

12 kilos of cocaine found hidden in an innocent-looking electric wheelchair at Manchester Airport.

• Drugs concealed in seat and backrest of the wheelchair.
• Seized from a flight from Barbados, worth approximately €1 million.

Border officials scanned the wheelchair, discovering 11 packages, leading to the arrest of a 56-year-old Portuguese man.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) released photos of the cocaine packages wrapped in tape.