HEROIN MULE, 70, DIES

An elderly British drug mule has died after a heroin packet burst open
inside his stomach.

The 70-year-old man was found wandering and confused at an airport.

In hospital doctors discovered he had swallowed 12 packages of heroin and
could not save him.

He had just arrived at Toronto on an Air Canada flight from London.

Canadian drugs officers believe he was a war veteran from Middlesex who
said he was on holiday.

Police in London were last night sent his photo to try to identify him.

A Toronto officer said: "He's the oldest drug courier we've seen."