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Drugs concealed in trainers bound for Las Palmas I prison
Officers from the National Police found quantities of heroin and cocaine hidden inside the tongues of a pair of trainers contained in a parcel sent to Las Palmas I prison on 19 October, the Canary Islands Higher Police Headquarters has reported.
The discovery was made as part of the preventive checks carried out by the Special Canine Unit (UEGC) to detect and prevent the entry of narcotic and psychotropic substances into the facility.
Sniffer dog alerted officers to suspicious package
During the inspection of parcels destined for the prison, one of the dogs specially trained in drug detection picked up suspicious substances inside a pair of shoes. On examining the footwear, officers discovered that the tongues had been tampered with to conceal 7.79 grammes of heroin and 9.75 grammes of cocaine, both of which were seized.
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