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Thousands of miles from the real World Cup, police in Colombia are awarding a penalty for a brazen foul: a World Cup trophy molded entirely of cocaine.
A replica of soccer's most famous statue was found over the weekend during a routine check of a mail warehouse at Bogota's airport. It was inside a package bound for Madrid, insulated with World Cup jerseys from the four teams still competing in the tournament's semi-finals, police said.
The fake statue measures 14-inches tall, the same size and with the same engravings as the original. Colombia's anti-drug chief, Col. Jose Piedrahita, told reporters it was likely made by mixing 11 kilos (24 pounds) of cocaine with a molding agent like gasoline, and then painted gold.
That amount of cocaine has about a $1.5 million street value. Police are still looking for who's responsible.
Thousands of miles from the real World Cup, police in Colombia are awarding a penalty for a brazen foul: a World Cup trophy molded entirely of cocaine.
A replica of soccer's most famous statue was found over the weekend during a routine check of a mail warehouse at Bogota's airport. It was inside a package bound for Madrid, insulated with World Cup jerseys from the four teams still competing in the tournament's semi-finals, police said.
The fake statue measures 14-inches tall, the same size and with the same engravings as the original. Colombia's anti-drug chief, Col. Jose Piedrahita, told reporters it was likely made by mixing 11 kilos (24 pounds) of cocaine with a molding agent like gasoline, and then painted gold.
That amount of cocaine has about a $1.5 million street value. Police are still looking for who's responsible.
