Watch Video: British Tiktoker Modou Adams acts surprised after coc@ine worth £300,000 was found in his suitcase in Peru.
A British model and TikToker, Modou Adams, who paraded his jet-setting lifestyle on social media has been jailed in Peru for almost seven years after being caught trying to sm¥ggle coc@ine out of the country.
According to BBC, Adams was intercepted at the Jorge Chávez International Airport on 30 September with 2.9kg (6.4lb) of coc@ine hidden in his suitcase.
The 25-year-old was sentenced to six years and eight months in a Peruvian prison. The dr¥gs were destined for the United Kingdom, according to a court statement. Authorities found the dr¥gs sealed into the back of his suitcase during a search, the Superior Court of Justice of Callao said in the statement which was released last week.
He was sentenced after admitting the dr¥g smuggling charge, the court said, and was also fined. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Peru’s Supreme Court said Adams was jailed for having coordinated the shipment of about 3kg of coc@ine to London. It also shared a photoshopped image of Adams behind bars.
The last photos posted on Adams’ social media accounts showed him visiting Machu Picchu – a popular tourist destination in Peru on the Inca Trail.
Local media quoted anti-drug prosecutor Lincoln Fuentes as saying it was not the first time the model had taken dr¥gs out of the country.
A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said it was “supporting a British man who was arrested in Peru” and was “in contact with the local authorities”.
