Vast wealth didn’t shield the Rausings from drugs

By Cassandra Vinograd

Published July 11, 2012 4:00am ET

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Vast wealth didn’t shield the Rausings from drugs — This photo taken from PA video shows police outside a house in Cadogan Place, Chelsea after the body of Eva Rausing, a member of the family behind the Tetra-Pak drinks carton empire and one of the richest women in Britain was found, Tuesday July 10, 2012. Eva Rausing, one of Britain's richest women, was found dead in her west London home and a man has been arrested in connection with her death, British police said Tuesday. Rausing, 48, was the American-born wife of Hans Kristian Rausing, heir to the multibillion-dollar TetraPak packaging fortune. They have both had long-running and often public battles against addiction. (AP Photo/PA Video, Leanne Rinne) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE | Leanne Rinne

LONDON (AP) — When Eva Rausing approached the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square four years ago to deal with a routine passport matter, she had to pass through British security, then face an airport-style metal detector so she and her handbag could be scanned for weapons and contraband.

The wealthy American didn’t leave her stash at home. She tried to pass the security scan with small amounts of crack cocaine, heroin and a banned stimulant in her purse.

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