article_snippet.sent: A tourist has a frightening tale to tell after French customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on his name but didn’t belong to his.
article_snippet.sent: French officials said the illicit drugs, worth more than €1.3million (£950,000) in street value, were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in Nice on a flight from the Dominican Republic.
article_snippet.sent: The country’s Directorate-General of Customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs (21kg) of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel.
article_snippet.sent: French customs officials at Nice airport said the illicit drugs were found after a flight arrived from the Caribbean .
article_snippet.sent: the Directorate-General of Customs said the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt investigation found that smugglers in the Dominican Republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist’s identity in an attempt to sneak the illicit drugs into France through Nice Cote d’Azur International Airport.
article_snippet.sent: Last year French customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the Dominican Republic’s ports of entry.
article_snippet.sent: The 21-year-old woman called police after The 21-year-old woman opened The 21-year-old woman suitcase and found 10lbs of cocaine inside.
article_snippet.sent: Police believe The 21-year-old woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the illicit drugs were placed inside her suitcase after the illicit drugs was checked in.
highlights_snippet.sent: Packages containing 46lbs of cocaine were found inside the bag .
  