Football workforce bus stopped with 86 kilos of medicine on board as cops seize £750k stash
A football team were left stranded at an airport when their team bus was stopped and searched by police with a whopping 86 kilos of drugs discovered
The drugs were discovered overnight(Image: X)
A football team bus was stopped by police before it was meant to pick its side up from the airport as authorities seized 86kg of drugs that were discovered onboard.
Brazilian giants Sao Paulo were left stranded during their journey to La Paz, Bolivia, where they were scheduled to face Bolívar in the Copa Sudamerica, the South American equivalent of the Europa League.
According to local media outlets, Sao Paulo hired Buses Cosmo to transport them from the airport to their hotel – but the original vehicle never made it to the airport, with Sao Paulo sent a replacement, as it was impounded near Cochabamba after the discovery.
Sao Paulo were sent a replacement coach(Image: X)
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The bus had been searched overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday when officers stopped it at Villa Tunari in the Cochabamba department in central Bolivia.
Images released by the authorities showed the vehicle with Sao Paulo logos. During the search, police uncovered 65 rectangular packages containing a greenish substance, which later tests confirmed as cannabis.
Around 86 kilos of cannabis would have a street value of up to approximately £750,000 in the UK.
Sao Paulo had elected to fly to Santa Cruz de la Sierra before travelling to La Paz, which is 3,600 meters above sea level, at the last possible moment to minimise the problems of playing at altitude.
The Brazilian giants were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg – and boss Dorival Jr said: “Regarding the game, we played a match in which, in the first half, we fulfilled everything we had planned in terms of marking, efficiency and pressure triggers.
“In the second half it was a little different, the difficulties increased even more. Even so, the team remained calm and worked the ball well. We are working to have more consistency.
“It was a very difficult game and I leave here satisfied and hopeful that we can seek our best result at home.”
