Colombian Drug Cops Claim They Got A Tip-Off About Cassie Sainsbury

Cassandra Sainsbury, the 22-year-old Australian woman currently charged with drug trafficking offences in Colombia, was arrested after international drug agencies tipped off local cops, according to Colombian police.


Colonel Rodrigo Soler, head of narco trafficking control, told The Australian that Ms Sainsbury’s travel plans had caused some suspicion among authorities. Sainsbury was arrested when 5kg of cocaine were found concealed in boxes of headphones inside her suitcases.
Colonel Soler also told The Australian that the quantity of drugs disqualified Ms Sainsbury for bail. The Australian seemed to suggest that Soler was weirded out that they were interested in a single Australian when they’ve got a bunch of other people who do the same thing. “Why are you interested in just one Australian?” he said.
“We have people from Mexico, Spain, all different places, all ages using all different methods,” he said.
Jorge Mendoza, the ports and airports director for Colombia’s anti-narcotic police, told ABC Radio that Ms Sainsbury could have been a drug mule.
She could possibly be a drug mule. In going through security we found she had 18 packets inside her luggage which even before opening it we found covered in plastic.

We’ll keep you posted.

Source: The Australian.
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