Luxembourg Published on 25.07.12 17:04

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Drug mule carrying 4 kilos of heroin arrested

Photo: Police Grand-Ducale

(CS) A drug mule carrying 4.282 kilogrammes of heroin was arrested by Luxembourg police on Tuesday.

The man was caught in a control as he was driving a motorcycle without number plates.

When searching his belongings, police found the drugs in the man's backpack. He was transporting drugs between Belgium and France.

The man was presented to a magistrate on Wednesday.

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