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Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags | Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags |
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A Japanese man has died on a flight from Mexico City after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine. | A Japanese man has died on a flight from Mexico City after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine. |
The flight, bound for Japan's Narita International Airport, had to make an emergency landing in Mexico's Sonora state after he began to have seizures. | The flight, bound for Japan's Narita International Airport, had to make an emergency landing in Mexico's Sonora state after he began to have seizures. |
Authorities said the man, identified as Udo N, died of a cerebral oedema caused by a drug overdose. | |
The passenger transferred to the flight after starting his journey in the Colombian capital Bogotá. | The passenger transferred to the flight after starting his journey in the Colombian capital Bogotá. |
According to a statement by Sonora's attorney general, the bags - measuring 2.5cm long and 1cm wide - were found in his stomach and intestines during the autopsy. | According to a statement by Sonora's attorney general, the bags - measuring 2.5cm long and 1cm wide - were found in his stomach and intestines during the autopsy. |
The remaining 198 passengers aboard were able to continue their journey after the emergency landing in the city of Hermosillo. | The remaining 198 passengers aboard were able to continue their journey after the emergency landing in the city of Hermosillo. |
Mexico's federal authorities will take over the investigation. | Mexico's federal authorities will take over the investigation. |
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