POLICE ARREST COCAINE SMUGGLER

( Editorial: --> 9774 ) CAKOVEC, March 15 (Hina) - Croatian police last night arrested an Italian national from Treviso, aged 50, while he was attempting to smuggle 4,750 g of cocaine from Hungary into Croatia via the border crossing of Gorican. So far, this is the biggest case of drugs confiscation in the Medjimurje police district, police officials told a press conference on Sunday. Around 9pm last night, a police officer noticed that Italian G.P. was behaving strangely while crossing the border. Following a reaction by the police officer, G.P. tried to escape, but was caught by a customs employee and the police officer. During a search, cocaine was found under the corset G.P. was wearing and in the legs of his trousers. It was confirmed that the cocaine was 97 per cent pure, with its black market value amounting to some DM 1 million. G.P. was taken to the county investigative court in Varazdin, which made a decision on his detention. (hina) rm 152032 MET mar 98