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Platform shoes found to contain cocaine in the Dominican Republic. Photo: DNCD

Anti-drug agents in the Dominican Republic have uncovered a unique smuggling operation involving cocaine concealed inside the platform soles of women’s shoes destined for London.

The National Directorate of Drug Control and Public Prosecutor’s Office made the discovery during routine inspections at a DR Postal Institute facility, where officers were checking packages scheduled for international shipment.

A canine unit alerted officers to a suspicious box containing several pairs of women’s shoes. Upon closer examination, agents found eight sheets impregnated with cocaine cleverly hidden inside the platform soles of four pairs of slippers. The seized substance weighed more than one kilogram.

The package was reportedly sent by a woman with an alleged address on Juan Alberto Ozoria Street in Santo Domingo and was addressed to a man claiming residence at Trinity Close House in London, England.

The matter is under investigation.