Canadian woman busted with cocaine in Bogota: police
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A picture released by Colombia's Police on September 11, 2013 shows Canadian national Leah Ritchie (L) after being detained at Bogota airport while pretending to be pregnant and attempting to board a flight carrying 2kg of cocaine hidden under a latex belly. (Colombian Police/AFP)
A Canadian woman who was pretending to be pregnant was caught boarding a flight to Canada carrying two kilograms of cocaine, Colombian police said Wednesday.
The woman was identified as Leah Ritchie, a 28 year-old social worker who entered Colombia on August 6 from Toronto, police said.
A female agent with the anti-drug unit at Bogota's Eldorado airport found the cocaine hidden under a latex pouch the woman was wearing to simulate pregnancy.
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Colombia produced 309 tons of cocaine in 2012, according to UN estimates, making it one of the world's top sources of the drug.