-----Original Message----- From: Alamaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CTRL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 6:53 am Subject: [ctrl] Heir's wife held after 'drugs trip to US embassy' | UK news | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/apr/11/ukcrime Heir's wife held after 'drugs trip to US embassy' Vikram Dodd, crime correspondent The Guardian, Friday April 11 2008 The wife of one of Britain's richest heirs has been arrested after trying to enter the US embassy in central London while allegedly carrying wraps of cocaine and heroin. Eva Rausing was held outside the embassy in Mayfair, leading to a police raid on the couple's Chelsea home, where more than £1,500 of drugs are alleged to have been found. Her husband, Hans Kristian Rausing, the heir to the £5bn Tetra Pak drink packaging empire, was then also arrested. They were released on bail until July while police continue their inquiries. A spokesman for the US embassy said Mrs Rausing, who is a US citizen, had not entered the embassy, and had been due there for an appointment on Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday, Mrs Rausing, 44, said: "I have made a grave error and I consider myself to have taken a wrong turn in the course of my life. I am very sorry for the upset I have caused." Mr Rausing's father, also called Hans, is a Swedish billionaire who built up the Tetra Pak empire with his late brother Gad. He has lived in England since the early 1980s and has donated £500,000 to the Conservatives. Mrs Rausing is a financial supporter of Action on Addiction, a charity which helps people with drink and drugs problems. Nick Barton, its joint chief executive, said: "The E and HK Rausing Trust has been an extremely generous supporter of addiction charities for many years. Their support has resulted in a great many people and their families receiving help for their addiction problems." Scotland Yard said: " At approximately 16:20 on Tuesday police officers arrested a woman in Mayfair on suspicion of possessing class A drugs. Following this arrest a search was conducted at a residential address in Chelsea and a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs." guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2008 -- Alamaine, IVe Grand Forks, ND, US of A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher." - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) "Being ignorant is not such a shame as being unwilling to learn." - Poor Richard's Almanack, 1758 (Benjamin Franklin) ~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. ------------------------------------ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== ctrl is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis-directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, ctrl gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. ctrl gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. There are two list running, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] has unlimited posting and is more for discussion. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is more for informational exchange and has limited posting abilities. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Omimited posting abilities. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. OmYahoo! Groups Links
