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India police extract 106 cocaine capsules from woman's stomach | India police extract 106 cocaine capsules from woman's stomach |
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India police say they have successfully extracted 106 cocaine capsules from a woman who was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs into the country. | India police say they have successfully extracted 106 cocaine capsules from a woman who was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs into the country. |
The 25-year-old foreign national was arrested at the international airport in the capital Delhi on 14 May after a tip-off, police said. | The 25-year-old foreign national was arrested at the international airport in the capital Delhi on 14 May after a tip-off, police said. |
She is reported to have spent the past week at a hospital where she was given laxatives to recover the cocaine. | She is reported to have spent the past week at a hospital where she was given laxatives to recover the cocaine. |
The drugs are estimated to be worth 50 million rupees ($734,000; £547,000). | |
Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum | Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum |
Police believe the woman ingested the capsules in Sau Paulo, Brazil, and was given instructions to deliver them to a Nigerian national in Delhi. | Police believe the woman ingested the capsules in Sau Paulo, Brazil, and was given instructions to deliver them to a Nigerian national in Delhi. |
Officials from the narcotics department told the Hindustan Times newspaper that this was "the highest number of capsules of cocaine" that they had ever extracted from a person. | Officials from the narcotics department told the Hindustan Times newspaper that this was "the highest number of capsules of cocaine" that they had ever extracted from a person. |
They added that what they have seized is high quality cocaine from Colombia, unlike the cheaper "crack" that is usually recovered in such cases. | They added that what they have seized is high quality cocaine from Colombia, unlike the cheaper "crack" that is usually recovered in such cases. |
Police are now on the lookout for the Nigerian national to whom she was supposed to deliver the drugs. | Police are now on the lookout for the Nigerian national to whom she was supposed to deliver the drugs. |
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