16 people have been arrested in Spain, along with two in Belgium and two in Holland against a gang of cocaine traffickers who used babies to introduce the drug via airports.

16 people have been arrested in Spain, along with two in Belgium and two in Holland against a gang of cocaine traffickers who used babies to introduce the drug via airports. 11 kilos of cocaine was recovered in the operation from the National Police with the collaboration of the police in Belgium and Holland.

A statement from the Ministry for the Interior says the drugs mules flew from South America with between 1 and 5 kilos of the drugs each, and used the babies to quell suspicions, and placed the drug inside their nappies and in false compartments in their suitcases.

Police first became suspicious of a group of people living in Zaragoza, linked to the gang and this led them to uncover the organisation of a shipment of drugs to Schipol airport in Holland.

The Dutch authorities arrested a Spanish couple travelling with a baby and found 1,574 kilos of cocaine hidden on the child.