Four people who impersonated paramedics and a coronavirus patient were arrested after traffic police officers in Colombia discovered 242 pounds of cocaine in the ambulance they were traveling in. The incident unraveled Saturday at a highway checkpoint in Santa Marta, a city in the department of Magdalena off Colombia's Caribbean coast, when a cop walked over to the driver's window and detected his nervous reaction. Officers then inspected the ambulance and discovered a massive load packages wrapped in duct tape that were concealed under the cabin's seating area. Police in the Santa Marta, Colombia, discovered 242 pounds of cocaine hidden inside an ambulance operated by two individuals who were impersonating paramedics. The suspects planned to deliver the drugs to Santa Marta and have it shipped overseas.

Source: Daily Mail June 17, 2020 21:57 UTC