Bodyguard of Spanish Activist Vito Quiles Arrested in Romania for Cocaine Trafficking
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Police in Romania have arrested a man. He worked as a bodyguard for Vito Quiles. Vito Quiles is a political activist from Spain.
Police say the man sold cocaine. Cocaine is an illegal drug. The man sold two kilos of cocaine.
This bodyguard once picked up Vito Quiles in Granada. He lifted him up during an event there. Granada is a city in Spain.
Police in Romania are now checking the case. They are looking at the evidence about the drugs. The man is accused of drug trafficking.
Drug trafficking means selling illegal drugs. It is a serious crime. People who do this can go to prison.
Vito Quiles is known in Spain. He has guards who protect him. This news is now a scandal in Spain.
Vocabulary12 words
- arrested
- caught by police
- bodyguard
- a person who protects someone
- activist
- a person who works for a cause
- cocaine
- a dangerous illegal drug
- drug
- a substance people take that can be illegal
- kilos
- units of weight
- evidence
- facts that show something is true
- drug trafficking
- selling illegal drugs
- crime
- something against the law
- prison
- a place where criminals are kept
- guards
- people who protect someone
- scandal
- a shocking event that people talk about
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1. A bodyguard of Vito Quiles 2. Cocaine trafficking 3. Two kilos
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Police in Romania have _____ a man.
He worked as a _____ for Vito Quiles.
Vito Quiles is a political _____ from Spain.
Police say the man sold _____.
The man sold two _____ of cocaine.
This bodyguard once picked up Vito Quiles in _____.
He lifted him up during an event there.
Police in Romania are now checking the _____.
The man is accused of drug _____.
Vito Quiles has _____ who protect him.
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