Smuggling Try Proves Too Much to Swallow
From Times Wire Reports
A suspect swallowed nearly $47,500 in latex-wrapped cash in an attempt to smuggle the funds out of Colombia, Bogota airport police said.
Officers said they X-rayed the man because he was acting nervous while preparing to board a flight for Lima, Peru.
Inside his stomach were dozens of the latex packets of cash. Police said interrogations indicated the money was probably to be used to pay for drugs.
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