A 48 year old Brazilian woman was arrested at the Macau International Airport for smuggling two kilograms of cocaine into the territory last Friday night.
According to the Judiciary Police (PJ), the drug has a market value of six million patacas.
On Friday, the police found the woman’s trousers bundled with transparent plastic bags, which were then confirmed to contain two kilograms of cocaine. She was then arrested.
The woman said that a Brazilian man ordered her to transfer the drugs to Macau in exchange for USD12,500.
She flew from Brazil to Dubai, followed by making a trip to Manila and then Macau.
This is the second woman from Brazil to be arrested last week for smuggling drugs to Macau.
On Thursday, a 19-year old Brazilian woman was arrested at the airport for smuggling 1.76 kilograms of cocaine.
The woman flew to Macau at night from Thailand to Macau.
She admitted that her boyfriend had given her instructions to transport the drug to Macau, and had promised to give her USD9,000 in payment.
