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Smuggler gets pregnancy shock
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-08-06 09:15

A Thai woman who smuggled over 40 small packets of cocaine in her body was astonished to discover during her examination that she was pregnant, German authorities said yesterday.

Customs officials at Frankfurt airport suspected the 30-year-old of drug smuggling and subjected her to an X-ray scan where the packages of cocaine were clearly visible in her gastrointestinal tract.

She was taken to hospital so doctors could remove the cocaine. During this operation, medical staff told the woman she was also carrying a baby, which came as a complete surprise. She is now behind bars.