A police check was fatal for a lady from Germany at Zurich Airport. She was caught with four kilograms of cocaine in her hand luggage. Unusual: According to the canton police, the woman is 73 years old.

The elderly lady flew from São Paulo to Zurich-Kloten. Here she wanted to change to Düsseldorf and then to Amsterdam. In Switzerland, she and her luggage were checked by the police. A proud four kilograms of cocaine were found on the pensioner, who is said to be a German citizen. The public prosecutor's office in Winterthur / Unterland ordered the provisional arrest.