Two women flying into Malta from Spain have been caught with around €400,000 worth of cocaine, the police said on Wednesday.

The women were stopped by Customs officials at Malta International Airport after they disembarked on a plane from Madrid.

They refused to cooperate after being told they would be searched, and suspicions grew when a Customs canine gave indications that they were carrying illicit substances.

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Both women, aged 18 and 29 and from Venezuela, were then arrested by the police and searched. Officers found that they were smuggling dozens of capsules as well as clingfilm-wrapped parcels containing cocaine. The drug’s street value has been estimated at around €400,000.

The two suspects are likely to be arraigned in the coming days. Magistrate Doreen Clarke is leading an inquiry into the case.

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