Cocaine found in Vatican vehicle

Posted by: admin , September 17, 2014

The Vatican faced embarrassment yesterday after 9 lb of cocaine was found in a car bearing plates associated with the Holy See.
The car belongs to retired Argentinian cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia, who entrusted it to 2 Italian men to arrange for a routine service.
Instead, the men drove to Spain to collect the drugs and then drove them into to France, where the car was stopped.
The men reportedly believed the diplomatic plates would negate any suspicion.
A spokesperson for Vatican City confirmed that the Cardinal had nothing to do with this, and that investigations should continue as normal. The Italian men are to face a French magistrate on charges of drug trafficking.