A British pensioner has been arrested in Chile's Santiago Airport after allegedly being caught trying to smuggle 11 pounds of methamphetamine into the country.
The 79-year-old man, whose identity has not been revealed, had arrived on a flight from Cancun, Mexico and was detained after a scanner detected a 'suspicious' substance in his suitcase.
He had been due to spend one night in a hotel in the Chilean capital before boarding a flight to Sydney, Australia the following day.
The pensioner appeared in court where a judge approved a prosecution request to remand him in custody pending likely charges and a trial.
Police say the drugs apprehended would have been worth around £200,000 on Chilean streets.
