76-year-old American arrested in Bolivia on suspicion of smuggling $1.5M in gold
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - JANUARY 14: An officer opens the handcuffs of Heather Mack of the US as she arrive in a cell after her hearing trial on January 14, 2015 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Heather Mack and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer are accused of murdering Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the back of a taxi outside a luxury Bali hotel in August 2014. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) (2015 Getty Images)
Bolivian police say they've detained a 76-year-old U.S. citizen with more than 121 pounds (55 kilograms) of gold.
Anti-narcotics chief Santiago Delgadillo says Robert Agnew Meyer also was found with a small amount of cocaine and several pounds (kilograms) of silver coins. He puts the value of the gold alone at more than $1.5 million.
Delgadillo says the man is being investigated for possible smuggling, though he has not been charged.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police didn't say Saturday where Meyer is from or how long he's been living in Bolivia.
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