BERN: Swiss Customs arrested a 24-year-old man driving a car trying to enter Italy from Switzerland with 27 kilograms of cocaine stashed in the vehicle.
The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, had hidden bricks of the illegal drug in the chassis of the car, behind the wheels, the office of public prosecutor Chiara Borelli said. The man was intending to drive into Italy with the contraband, officials said. Borelli has launched an investigation into the case. The motorist has been detained in prison while the probe continues.
