Former Colombian international Diego Osorio busted for trying to smuggle 1.145kg of COCAINE through airport security
FORMER Colombian international Diego Osorio was arrested at Jose Maria Cordova airport in Rionegro on Thursday after allegedly trying to smuggle a stash of cocaine thought to be worth around €45,000.
Osorio, who spent the majority of his playing days at Medellin’s Atletico Nacional, was heading home to Madrid when he was stopped by police.
Twitter @Diego Osorio The 46-year-old reportedly told police was trying to pay off debts[/caption]
Twitter @Diego Osorio Osorio represented Colombia at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 1991 and 1993 Copa Americas[/caption]
Police alleged that the drugs, weighing 1.145kg, were hidden in his boxer shorts.
The Colombian reportedly told them he had agreed to the smuggling mission in order to pay off outstanding debts.
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But this isn't the only time Osario has been caught up in a drugs scandal.
Back in 2002 he was arrested in Miami on charges of cocaine possession and trafficking.
Osario was capped 17-times for Colombia from 1991-1995.
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