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Scots thug ‘did a runner' after being accused of trying to smuggle drugs out Colombia
He previously boasted about beating the country's legal system
UNDER INVESTIGATION Scots thug 'did a runner' after being accused of trying to smuggle drugs out Colombia
A SCOTS thug did a runner after being accused of trying to smuggle drugs out of Colombia, prosecutors have claimed.
Ricky Courage, 32, had faced up to 20 years in a hell-hole nick after allegedly being caught with almost 2kg of the drug in his luggage.
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Justice chiefs in South America have insisted Courage, from Aberdeen, remains under investigation
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But we told in April how he boasted about beating the country's legal system after returning to Scotland and gloating about his freedom in social media posts.
Now justice chiefs in South America have insisted Courage, from Aberdeen, remains under investigation.
And they claim he scarpered after being moved from a jail and put on house arrest due to a medical condition.
Fiscal Karime Gonzalez Urina said: 'The investigation is active. On February 11, a hearing was held to replace the prison order with house arrest at his residence.
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'This measure was granted due to a serious illness, as certified by a psychologist.'
We revealed that career criminal Courage, from Aberdeen, posted clips of himself about to down drinks on the plane as he headed to Colombia with pals last year.
Two weeks later he was nicked at Rafael Nunez Airport in Cartagena as he was set to travel home.
Prosecutors said sniffer dogs found six packages containing the drugs in his suitcase. Courage denied responsibility but was charged and appeared in the dock last September.
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Legal experts warned he faced years of hell in San Sebastian Ternera Prison, which houses warring gang members.
But in April we told how he had returned here — joking online that he had come back after growing tired of his jail diet of rice and beans.
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It is understood Scots cops are monitoring the situation and are in touch with international counterparts.
Courage's rap sheet includes setting fire to a police station and breaking a neighbour's leg.
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He refused to comment.
