Court remands tenth person in 106-kilogram cocaine case

A foreign national has been remanded in custody for four weeks in connection with an investigation into the import of 106 kilograms of cocaine this summer, mbl.is reports, citing a statement from the police in the capital region.

The man was arrested in Romania and extradited to Iceland. He is the tenth person remanded in custody in the case, which is known as the Straumsvík case. He is to remain in custody until 9 December.

The other nine people in custody are three Icelandic citizens and six foreign nationals.