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RABAT, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan police said it arrested on Saturday a Brazilian who was attempting to smuggle cocaine at the Casablanca airport.
The 36-year-old suspect was carrying 65 capsules containing 525 grams of cocaine, the police said in a statement.
He arrived in Casablanca on a flight from Sao Paulo before travelling to Paris, the statement added.
The Brazilian man was transferred to a local hospital for medical examinations on suspicion of swallowing capsules of the illicit substance.
The investigation, led by the judicial police under the supervision of the public prosecutor, is still underway.
