Mexican woman charged after drugs found on children
LONDON (Reuters) - Customs officials charged a Mexican woman with drug trafficking on Thursday after discovering 15 kg of cocaine strapped between the legs of two children at Heathrow airport.
The three were detained when the cocaine was found after they arrived on a British Airways flight from Mexico City on Tuesday, HM Revenue and Customs said.
Elisa Vazquez Sanchez, 40, was charged with attempting to smuggle Class A drugs into Britain.
The two children were placed in the care of social services, with the 13-year-old boy given bail for one month and the 11-year-old girl released without charge.
(Reporting by Peter Apps)
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