British man `arrested in Peru with over 32kg of cocaine´

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Sean Woods, of Liverpool, was 'arrested in shopping mall in Lima' on Wednesday
Police found 31 brick-type packages containing cocaine hydrochloride in the suitcase, Peru's Ministerio Publico said in Facebook post
Woods is being detained while case is probed by Peru's drug trafficking division

Published: 17:24 EDT, 23 March 2018 | Updated: 13:09 EDT, 24 March 2018

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A British man has been arrested in Peru after allegedly being caught with more than 70lb (32kg) of cocaine.

The man, named locally as Sean Woods, 24, was arrested in a shopping mall in Lima, according to reports.

Police officers found 31 brick-type packages containing cocaine hydrochloride inside a suitcase, Peru's Ministerio Publico said in a Facebook post.

A British man named locally as Sean Woods, 24 , has been arrested in Peru after allegedly being caught with more than 70lb (32kg) of cocaine (pictured)

The haul, estimated to be worth more than £36,000, discovered on Wednesday, have been taken away for forensic analysis.

In the Facebook post, investigators described Mr Woods as being 'caught red-handed', as they said each of the 31 packages, found in his blue suitcase, were marked with the letter 'R'.

Police believe the letter corresponds with a criminal gang. This morning, sources said Mr Woods is from Liverpool.

The Peruvian authorities said Mr Woods was set to secretly transport the 'illicit' packages as part of a drug-mule arrangement.

Police officers found 31 brick-type packages (pictured) containing cocaine hydrochloride inside a suitcase, Peru's Ministerio Publico said in a Facebook post

Police officers found 31 brick-type packages containing cocaine hydrochloride inside a suitcase, Peru's Ministerio Publico said in a Facebook post. The man was arrested in a shopping mall in Lima (file photo), according to reports

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: 'We are providing consular assistance to a British national arrested in Peru and are in contact with the local authorities.'

In 2013, Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid were caught trying to smuggle 24lb (11kg) of cocaine worth £1.5million out of Peru.

The pair were jailed for six years and eight months after admitting the crime but were freed in 2016 after striking a deal with Peruvian authorities.