Poland nabs octogenarian with 5 kilos of heroin in suitcase

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland have arrested an 81-year-old Danish woman traveling from Africa to Canada on suspicion of illegal possession of heroin worth over $515,000. Customs officers at Frederic Chopin Airport serving Warsaw decided to check the woman’s luggage Sunday after becoming suspicious of her itinerary and uneasy behavior. Customs officials said Friday that packages with five kilograms (11 pounds) of heroin were discovered under a false suitcase bottom. The woman was detained for three months and prosecutors have opened an investigation. Under Polish law she faces up to 15 years in prison.