Modou Adams: British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru
The 25-year-old was handed a prison sentence and fine after the drugs were found in his suitcase at a Peruvian airport. He pleaded guilty to the drug trafficking charge.
Wednesday 25 October 2023 09:08, UK
A British Tiktok star has been jailed for more than six years after being caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK.
Modou Adams was sentenced to six years and eight months by a court in Peru after being stopped and searched at the Jorge Chavez International Airport on 30 September.
About 2.9kg of cocaine was found hidden inside a suitcase, which was bound for Paris before being sent onto London.
The drugs were worth an estimated £300,000, according to reports.
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to the drug trafficking charge and was fined about £1,500.
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Posting under the name @boywholives on Instagram, Adams shared photos of himself at Machu Picchu - a historic site set in the Andes Mountains - four weeks ago.