Elderly Brits arrested on Caribbean cruise with 9kg of cocaine

Pair aged 70 and 72 taken into custody after officers uncover haul in their cabin

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A cruise ship docked in Lisbon
(Image credit: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images)

Two elderly Brits have been arrested on a Caribbean cruise ship after large amounts of cocaine were discovered in their luggage.

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