A Canadian woman has beendetainedin Colombia afterallegedlytrying tosmuggletwo kilograms of cocaine out of the countrystashedunder a fake pregnant belly.
The twenty-eight-year-old woman was arrested after trying to board a plane back to Toronto.
"The National Police for the Anti-Narcotics Squad arrested a twenty-eight year-old Canadian citizen, Ritchie Tabitha Leah, who was trying to smuggle 2 kilograms of cocaine from the El Dorado International Airport. The Canadian citizen tried tofoolpublic security forces by faking apregnancy."
According to officials, two kilograms of cocaine could fetch up to $60,000 in Canada. If convicted fordrug trafficking, Leah could face up to eight years in prison.
Difficult words:detain(catch and put at the police station),allegedly(it is not sure),smuggle(move something illegally),stash(hide),fool(trick),pregnancy(having baby),drug trafficking(buying and selling drugs).
