Priest Found With Cocaine

A prominent priest busted with cocaine? That's just what happened this week when an Aymara priest was arrested with a huge amount of the drug, right after he was in the news for giving a ceremonial blessing to the Bolivian President Morales.

The drug enforcement authorities in Bolivia busted the priest with a shocking 530 pounds of the illegal and highly addictive drug that sends countless people to drug rehab. The priest claims he was tricked by some Colombians who were also arrested with him, and did not realize the drugs were present around him.

The cocaine was in the liquid form of the drug, as it often is when being transported. Said the Vice President: "He was a person who moved within the Andean religious structure. Whether he's a priest or not, if he's committed a crime, he won't get any kind of protection when he faces justice."

Priest Found With Cocaine
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The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday. Anti-drugs police in the Andean country found a cocaine laboratory in the home of priest Valentin Mejillones. His son and a Colombian couple were also detained. The stash of liquid cocaine seized in the raid was valued at $240,000. Mejillones told local media he had been tricked by the Colombians..

Priest Found With Cocaine