Fahad Uddin Ahmed as made to pose with the drugs he tried to smuggle (Picture: Instagram)
A British student has been arrested after attempting to smuggle more than ‘10,000 doses’ of cocaine out of Colombia – disguised as milk powder.
Fahad Uddin Ahmed, 25, was stopped while trying to board a plane to London, after officers discovered the packets of powdered milk.
He was then made to pose in front of the haul, alongside two officers who helped detect the class-A drug.
The exact weight and value of the cocaine seized by officers is not known, though officers have claimed Ahmed had 10,000 doses on him.
A police spokesman said: ‘He was carrying cocaine disguised as milk. It was detected when his luggage was searched at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon Airport by officers stationed at the airport working with immigration officers.
‘It was approximately 10,000 doses.’
After testing the ‘powdered milk’, it was revealed the bags actually held cocaine (Picture: Instagram)
The test strip turned blue, meaning drugs were present (Picture: Instagram)
Those arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Colombia can be jailed for eight to 20 years.
Last October, a British model was arrested for attempting to smuggle 3kg of cocaine on a flight from Lima to London.
Modou Adams, 25, was seen reacting in horror as his bag was searched at the Jorge Chavez International Airport before he was handcuffed and taken to face justice.
Famously, the Peru Two, Michaella McCollum from Dungannon, Northern Ireland, and Melissa Reid from Lenzie, Scotland, were arrested in 2013 on suspicion of drug smuggling from Peru after their luggage had 11 kilos of cocaine inside.
They initially claimed they had been coerced by an armed gang but subsequently pleaded guilty. On December 17, 2013, the pair were sentenced to six years and eight months’ imprisonment.
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In early 2016, both women sought to return to the United Kingdom.
McCollum applied to be freed on parole and was released on March 31 , 2016, with the prospect of having to remain in Peru for up to six years.
In April 2016 the Peruvian authorities agreed to expel Reid from the country.
She was released from prison on June 21 that year and immediately returned to Britain, arriving at Glasgow airport the following day.
McCollum returned to Europe two months later, arriving at Dublin airport in Ireland on August 13, 2016. She later wrote a book about her experiences titled ‘You’ll Never See Daylight Again.’
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