By Ben Hooper, UPI
Authorities in Argentina announced they seized marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine and cash being smuggled inside replica World Cup trophies.
Buenos Aires Security Minister Cristian Ritondo tweeted photos showing the souvenir replicas of the Jules Rimet trophies that the so-called "Narcos de la Copa" were allegedly using to attempt to ship 44 pounds of marijuana, 22 pounds of cocaine, 1,800 doses of crack-cocaine and more than $14,000 cash.
Police said four men and two women were arrested Friday as part of the operation.
Investigators said they also seized two firearms and two vehicles.
En #LaMatanza detuvimos una banda narco que traficaba cocaÃna, paco y marihuana en réplicas de la copa del mundo. pic.twitter.com/7dvcB26wd0
— Cristian Ritondo (@cristianritondo) June 22, 2018
