‘Man had cocaine in his stomach’

TWO Dutch nationals, a 62-year-old man and a woman, 53, were yesterday remanded in custody for six days after they were caught trying to smuggle through customs, 470 grammes of cocaine hidden inside the man’s body, Larnaca police said.

The pair arrived at Larnaca airport 20 minutes after midnight on a flight from Brussels.

Their behaviour raised suspicions and they were picked up and taken to Larnaca hospital where they underwent an MRI, which revealed the presence of 47 small packages inside the man.

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