Drug mule stopped at airport with 151 cocaine capsules in stomach

The cocaine was intercepted at an airport in Thailand (Image: Viral Press)

A drug mule with 151 cocaine capsules in his abdomen was arrested at an airport in Thailand.

Immigration officers observed the South African man, 29, was behaving suspiciously, and inspected his baggage.

They didn’t discover something in his baggage however suspected he could have swallowed the products, so he was taken for an X-Ray at Thalang Hospital.

Medics have been shocked after they discovered the capsules in his abdomen which reportedly weighed virtually 2kg and have been price £103,000.

He had flown from Ethiopia to Phuket Worldwide Airport on June 9.

Customs Division spokesperson Chaiyut Khamkun stated: ‘Now we have been strict in intercepting these undesirable smugglers particularly for the reason that nation is opening up as soon as once more to vacationers.’

The company’s spokesman added that via their steady efforts, they've already caught 4 drug smugglers in underneath 5 days.

An x-ray exhibits cocaine capsules within the man’s abdomen (Image: Viral Press)

He had ingested 151 capsules, price £100,000 (Image: ViralPress)

He stated: ‘4 foreigners have been caught in a span of 5 days from June 9 to 13. The primary one was in Phuket Airport whereas the second group was caught in Bangkok.’

On June 13, one other three travellers from Brazil have been caught hiding cocaine inside their baggage that weighed 15.7kg.

It had an estimated sale worth of just below £1.1 million. The luggage have been reportedly customised with secret pockets the place the medicine have been stored.

The alleged drug traffickers have been remanded in custody throughout investigation.

Thailand suffered a significant financial downturn because of the pandemic, however its tourism trade has proven indicators of restoration after it reopened its doorways to overseas guests.

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