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| Women held over 'drugs in wigs' | Women held over 'drugs in wigs' |
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| Two women from Derby have been arrested in Jamaica on suspicion of trying to smuggle £170,000 worth of cocaine under their wigs. | Two women from Derby have been arrested in Jamaica on suspicion of trying to smuggle £170,000 worth of cocaine under their wigs. |
| The pair, aged 17 and 20, were stopped as they tried to board a London-bound plane, an HM Revenue and Customs spokeswoman said. | The pair, aged 17 and 20, were stopped as they tried to board a London-bound plane, an HM Revenue and Customs spokeswoman said. |
| The women, who are both unemployed had been on holiday on the island for two weeks prior to their arrest. | |
| They were due to appear in court later on Tuesday. | They were due to appear in court later on Tuesday. |
| They told officers they were to paid £4,000 for smuggling the drugs into the UK. | |
| The pair were arrested as part of Operation Airbridge, a joint government initiative between the UK and Jamaica to catch drugs couriers before they can board planes leaving Jamaica. | |
| Tony Walker, of the UK Border Agency and head of Operation Airbridge, said: "The dedication of the UK and Jamaican drugs detection officers has prevented deadly class A drugs from entering the UK." |