SEVERAL Nicaraguan crew aboard Princess Cruises’ Island Princess have been arrested in Vancouver on suspicion of cocaine smuggling. The mules claim they were recruited by a Colombian cartel to carry 10kg of cocaine from Panama, and were arrested in Canada after they returned to the ship with US$30,000 in cash....
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SEVERAL Nicaraguan crew aboard Princess Cruises’ Island Princess have been arrested in Vancouver on suspicion of cocaine smuggling.
The mules claim they were recruited by a Colombian cartel to carry 10kg of cocaine from Panama, and were arrested in Canada after they returned to the ship with US$30,000 in cash.
In a statement, Princess Cruises said the company “has a zero tolerance for the possession or use of narcotics so therefore, the crew members’ employment contracts have been terminated”.
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