AFP/GettyAn Irish holidaymaker has been arrested after X-rays showed he tried to smuggle 72 bags of cocaine through a Brazil airport - in his guts.
A shocking image released by Brazilian Federal Police shows bags loaded with cocaine inside the body of the unidentified 20-year-old man after he was arrested at the Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday.
According to a federal police press release, the man is a young Irish male who tried to board a flight to Brussels after swallowing 72 capsules containing a total of 830 grams (1.82 pounds) of cocaine - an amount which has a street value of around 150,000 euros.
According to the Daily Mail, Border Security became suspicious of the man - who could now face up to 15 years in jail - after he seemed nervous at the airport.
He was taken to the nearby Santa Misericordia Hospital where the damning scans proved their instincts were correct.
Officials are likely to be on their guard, as around five people a day are caught trying to smuggle drugs through Congonhas Airport.
Only thing I question is that the photo credit is "Getty". Aren't those stock photos? ...
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