OSAKA (TR) – Officials right here this week introduced the arrest of a 35-year-old Brazilian for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine by swallowing greater than 70 rubber baggage of the unlawful drug earlier this 12 months, stories NHK (June 3).
At round 10:00 a.m. on April 16, Jessica Ramos de Souza allegedly tried to smuggle for revenue about 675 grams of cocaine inside 87 skinny rubber baggage from Brazil into Japan through Kansai International Airport.
The contraband has a avenue worth of about 16.88 million yen, in line with Osaka Customs.
Customs officers turned suspicious of de Souza on account of a grim expression on her face. When they inspected her, they discovered 13 baggage of cocaine wrapped in a sock between her legs.
A subsequent X-ray examination at a medical establishment revealed a complete of 74 rubber baggage containing a mean of seven.8 grams of cocaine inside her physique.
The suspect has been accused of violating the Customs Act for the 74 baggage in her system and the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Act for the complete load of 87 baggage. Regarding the previous act, she denied the allegations. “There’s no doubt that I smuggled cocaine, but it wasn’t for profit,” she stated.
According to police, 46 of the 87 baggage have been present in her abdomen. Another 28 baggage later handed via her abdomen and have been collected after officers waited for them to be naturally excreted.
The 13 baggage discovered between her legs had by some means handed out of her physique earlier than arrival on the airport, officers stated.
According to Osaka Customs, that is the fifth case since final December during which somebody has been arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine from Brazil inside their system. Customs officers are persevering with the investigation, believing that a global smuggling group is behind the case.