2026年8月13日 / 美国东部时间早上6:46 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
挪威足球球星埃尔林·哈兰德的头像曾出现在广告牌、球星卡和电视屏幕上，凭借7月世界杯四场比赛打进7球的表现成为社交媒体现象级人物。
如今，厄瓜多尔警方在一处意想不到的地方发现了他的头像——印在绿色长方形包装上，这些包装组成了一批数量惊人的可卡因，警方在哥伦比亚边境附近的一辆卡车中将其查获。
警方在一份声明中表示，周三警方查获这批共计469公斤（1034磅）可卡因后，该车司机已被逮捕。
一份新闻稿称，缉毒特工周二一早接到匿名举报后，在泛美公路执行任务时发现一辆形迹可疑的卡车。搜查后，他们在卡车的假底板里藏着的370个包装中找到了这批毒品。
警方发布了一段视频，显示包装从卡车假底板中散落出来，哈兰德的贴纸清晰可见——他的粉丝常称他为“漂亮公主”和“宝贝女孩”。
这张由厄瓜多尔国家警方发布的视频截图显示，2026年8月12日，警方在厄瓜多尔卡尔奇省一辆卡车中查获的疑似可卡因砖。 厄瓜多尔国家警方供图/美联社
哈兰德是在墨西哥、美国和加拿大举办的世界杯上的顶级射手和最具魅力的球员之一，他魁梧的身材、滑稽的幽默感和似乎永无止境的进球欲催生了大量创意 viral 视频和表情包。
厄瓜多尔被视为毒品贩运的物流枢纽，毒品在此囤积、储存，并通过中美洲路线主要运往美国，不过也有部分毒品被运往欧洲。
警方称，一名仅被确认为玛丽亚·R.的女子持有哥伦比亚身份证件，周三在首都基多以北246公里（153英里）的边境城市图尔坎附近的瓜瓜内格罗地区的行动中被逮捕。
这批毒品在国内市场估值近84.2万美元，在美国市场估值超过1100万美元，在欧洲市场估值超过1960万美元（1700万欧元）。
这张由厄瓜多尔国家警方发布的视频截图显示，2026年8月12日，警方在厄瓜多尔卡尔奇省一辆卡车中查获疑似可卡因砖。 厄瓜多尔国家警方供图/美联社
在厄瓜多尔，与哥伦比亚和墨西哥贩毒集团结盟的当地犯罪团伙掌控着运输路线并贩运毒品，其中80%的毒品来自哥伦比亚，其余来自秘鲁。
警方报告显示，今年上半年缉获了80吨毒品，2025年当局查获了近215吨，主要是可卡因。2024年，这一数字达到近295吨。
带有创意包装的可卡因
警方未解释为何使用这名金发挪威前锋的头像贴纸。不过，毒贩用知名体育人物和其他名人的形象给货物贴标签是常见做法，以此表明这批毒品属于哪个犯罪团伙，以及买家是谁。
哈兰德并非唯一被毒贩青睐的足球明星——阿根廷国家队队长利昂内尔·梅西的头像也曾出现在另一批被查获的毒品包装上。
毒品包装通常带有其他独特设计。去年，佛罗里达州一名海滩游客在海岸发现了一批价值近50万美元的可卡因，包装印有“约塞米蒂山姆”的图案。
一名海滩游客在佛罗里达群岛发现了一批价值近50万美元的可卡因，包装印有“约塞米蒂山姆”图案。 沃尔顿县警长办公室供图
2024年8月，佛罗里达州海滩上的游客发现了一个装有16块疑似可卡因的包裹，包装印有沙滩车图案。
2024年6月，佛罗里达群岛外的划船者在海中发现了65磅可卡因，包装印有白头鹰图案。
就在几周前，潜水者在基韦斯特外100英尺深的水下发现了约55磅可卡因。警长办公室发布的照片显示，包装上印有“Nike SB”字样，正面印有该鞋类品牌标志性的 swoosh 仿冒标志。
Police in Ecuador seize 1,000 pounds of cocaine bearing the face of soccer star Erling Haaland; woman arrested
August 13, 2026 / 6:46 AM EDT / CBS/AP
Norway’s soccer star Erling Haaland’s face has appeared on billboards, trading cards and television screens, becoming a social media phenomenon for scoring seven goals across four World Cup matches in July.
Now, police in Ecuador have found it in an unexpected place — printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment seized in a truck near the Colombian border.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested following the seizure of the stash of 469 kilograms (1,034 pounds) of cocaine on Wednesday, police said in a statement.
A news release said anti-narcotics agents were conducting an operation following an anonymous tip received early Tuesday morning on the Pan-American Highway when they noticed a suspicious truck. After searching it, they found 370 packages hidden in a false bottom of the truck.
Police released a video showing the packages spilling out from the truck’s false bottom, with the stickers of Haaland — often called a “pretty princess” and “babygirl” by his fans — clearly visible.
This image from a video released by Ecuador National Police shows alleged bricks of cocaine which Ecuadorian police removed from a truck in Carchi, Ecuador, Aug. 12, 2026. Ecuador National Police via AP
Haaland was one of the top scorers and most charismatic players at the World Cup held in Mexico, the United States and Canada, and his imposing stature, goofy sense of humor and seemingly endless appetite sparked a wave of creative viral videos and memes.
Ecuador is considered to be a logistical hub for drug trafficking, where drugs are stockpiled, stored and distributed via Central American routes mainly to the United States, though narcotics are also shipped to Europe.
Police said a woman identified only as María R., with Colombian identity documents, was arrested in Wednesday’s operation in the area of Guagua Negro, near the border city of Tulcan, 246 kilometers (153 miles) north of the capital Quito.
The estimated value of the shipment is nearly $842,000 on the domestic market, and more than $11 million in the U.S. and more than $19.6 million (17 million euros) in Europe.
In this image from a video released by Ecuador National Police, Ecuadorian police remove alleged bricks of cocaine from a truck in Carchi, Ecuador, Aug. 12, 2026. Ecuador National Police via AP
In Ecuador, local criminal gangs allied with Colombian and Mexican cartels manage the routes and ship the narcotics, 80% of which originate in Colombia and the rest in Peru.
In the first half of this year, police reported seizing 80 tons of drugs, while in 2025 authorities confiscated nearly 215 tons, primarily cocaine. In 2024, the amount reached almost 295 tons.
Cocaine with creative packaging
Police provided no explanation for the stickers with the image of the golden-haired Norwegian striker. However, it is common practice for drug traffickers to label their shipments with the names of well-known sports figures and other celebrities as a way of signaling which criminal network produced the merchandise and which client it belongs to.
Haaland is not the only soccer star apparently favored by drug smugglers — the image of Argentine national team captain Lionel Messi has also appeared on another seized package.
Packages of drugs are often packaged with other distinct designs. Last year, a beachgoer in Florida found nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in “Yosemite Sam” packaging washed up on shore.
A beachgoer found nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in “Yosemite Sam” packaging in the Florida Keys, authorities said. Walton County Sheriff’s Office
In August 2024, tourists on a Florida beach found a package with 16 bricks of suspected cocaine wrapped in packaging depicting a dune buggy.
In June 2024, boaters off the coast of the Florida Keys found 65 pounds of cocaine — in packages emblazoned with bald eagles — floating in the ocean.
Just weeks earlier, divers found about 55 pounds of cocaine about 100 feet underwater off Key West. Images released by the sheriff’s office showed packages marked “Nike SB,” with imitations of the footwear brand’s iconic swoosh logo on the front.
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