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Woman Arrested at Alicante-Elche Airport for Illegally Transporting Nearly 20,000 Sexual Enhancement Pills

Woman Arrested at Alicante-Elche Airport for Illegally Transporting Nearly 20,000 Sexual Enhancement Pills

The 63-year-old detainee lacked documentation to justify the possession or transport of the drugs

Alejandro Hernández

Alicante

Lunes, 20 de enero 2025, 10:26

La Guardia Civil has detained a 63-year-old woman at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airport, who was carrying nearly 20,000 sexual enhancement pills. She is suspected of crimes against public health and smuggling. The discovery occurred at the airport terminal, resulting in the seizure of the drugs by the authorities and the Tax Agency, according to investigative sources.

The seizure took place during an inspection of luggage from a flight originating in Madrid with connections from other countries. Upon examining the suitcase of a passenger from the Dominican Republic, X-rays revealed contents with a higher than normal density.

Upon opening the suitcase, officers found it was completely filled with blue pills, inscribed with a diamond shape reading 'sildenafil citrate', an active ingredient used to treat erectile dysfunction. The total count of the drugs was 19,944 pills.

The Unit of Fiscal and Border Analysis and Investigation (Udaiff) took charge of the investigation, determining that the passenger lacked documentation to justify why she possessed or carried such a quantity of medication. As a result, the pills were seized, and the woman was arrested.

The arrested woman was brought before the Elche Guard Court, which ordered her release with precautionary measures. The seized drugs have been sent to the Pharmaceutical Inspection Services of the Alicante Government Subdelegation, where they will be analyzed to determine if they are counterfeit or altered medications.

The Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency remind citizens that when traveling with medication, it is essential to carry the corresponding prescription or medical report. Additionally, permitted quantities must be respected, which should be sufficient only for the duration of the treatment or, at most, for three months.

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