A mysterious 'Jamaican businessman' has been blamed by a British couple who are accused of smuggling cocaine, according to U.K. reports.
Roger Clarke, 72, and Sue Clarke, 71, both of Bromley, England, were arrested on December 4 for allegedly smuggling 9 kilos of the drug in Lisbon, Portugal. They were detained after an early morning search revealed over one million Euros worth of the drug in the couple's luggage, while on a cruise ship docked in Lisbon. The ship had arrived from the Bahamas with the Clarkes on board, before making a planned return to Tilbury, England.
Roger Clarke told authorities that a mysterious"Jamaican businessman" paid for the Caribbean cruise in exchange for picking up some new"empty suitcases" in St. Lucia. The man also supposedly offered Clarke"exotic fruit" that could be sold for"massive profits" at the Harrods department store in London. Clarke claimed the businessman was named"Lee," but further details about his identity were apparently not available.
, the couple led a"jetset lifestyle," going on biannual"luxury cruises" worth £18,000 , despite subsisting on a monthly income of £885 . Roger Clarke on Tuesday told three judges presiding over the retired couple's trial that the cruises were paid for by"savings from hard work." This is not the first time the couple has been in trouble with the law. They were previously arrested and jailed in 2010 for trafficking over 240 kilos of cannabis resin in Norway.
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