Couple in Their 70s Arrested for Having Cocaine in Suitcase on Cruise Ship

Couple in Their 70s Arrested for Having Cocaine in Suitcase on Cruise Ship
A man looking at a cruise ship from a viewpoint in the Alfama neighborhood of Lisbon, on April 15, 2014. Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images
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A pair of passengers in their 70s were arrested on a cruise ship after cocaine was discovered in their luggage.

Portuguese authorities found 20 to 22 pounds of cocaine “ingeniously concealed” in their luggage. Authorities believe the 72-year-old man and 70-year-old woman are a couple, BBC reported.
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