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Claudia Lee

British pensioner accused of smuggling £200,000 of meth into Chile 'was duped into believing he'd won £3.7million'

A British pensioner accused of smuggling £200,000 of methamphetamine into Chile claims he was duped by scammers who told him he'd won a £3.7million prize.

William Eastment, 79, was arrested in May after allegedly trying to enter the country on a flight from Mexico with more than five kilos of crystal meth in a compartment hidden in his suitcase.

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