World Cup replica made of cocaine found in Colombia

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World Cup replica made of cocaine found in Colombia

A replica World Cup trophy seized by anti-drugs police in Colombia is made out of cocaine, lab tests have confirmed.

The 36cm (14in) statue was found in a delivery crate at Bogota airport.

The crate was in an airmail warehouse waiting to be sent to an address in Spain, airport anti-drug chief Jose Piedrahita said.

In another development, a submarine built by drug-traffickers was found in Ecuador before its maiden voyage.

The World Cup replica was made up of 11kg (24 lb) of the drug, mixed with acetone or gasoline to make it mouldable.

The gold-painted statue was found on a routine sweep of the airport on Friday, authorities said.

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I snipped the remaining part of the article as it was already covered in a previous thread.
 
these "routine" sweeps remind me of other busts made by customs officials because various objects "were too heavy" - remember that guy who try to smuggle cocaine inside ferrero rocher chocolate candy?

i always suspect somebody ratting out

but the ecuadorian sub - pretty amazing feat!
 
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The 36cm (14in) statue was . . . made up of 11kg (24 lb) of the drug
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cylinder 36 cm high, with an average radius of 6 cm.

Volume of the cylinder = π x radius x radius x height = π x 6 x 6 x 36 ≈ 4000 cubic centimeters.

So then (11 kg) / (4000 cm³) equals 2.75 grams per cubic centimeter. This is more than twice the density of cocaine.

compare: density of aluminum = 2.70 grams per cubic centimeter.
 
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But they also said that it was mixed with a quantity of acetone or gasoline to make it mouldable, thus accounting for the extra weight, I'd guess.
 
^Think about that a second though. If it was a cylinder of straight acetone or gasoline, it would weigh no more than 3 kg.
 
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