Larissa Lins, 27, was stopped at Manchester Airport after flying from Brazil
A woman who smuggled nearly 100 pellets of cocaine inside and outside her body accidentally showed Border Force officers pictures of the drugs on her phone.
Prosecutor David Toal said that on August 24 this year, Lins had flown from Sao Paulo to Manchester via France and Portugal, carrying only a small pink cabin bag. Speaking through a Portuguese interpreter, she told Border Force officers this was her first visit to the country and that she came to the UK to 'walk around and research nice places'.
Further search of Lins by officers revealed more pellets hidden within her bra lining. In total, 99 pellets were seized weighing a total of 1.1 kilos with packaging, and 923 grams without.
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