A razor blade is used to divide the contents of a vile of crack, a smokable, purified form of cocaine in New York. Photo / AP file
A razor blade is used to divide the contents of a vile of crack, a smokable, purified form of cocaine in New York. Photo / AP file
More than 200 bags of cocaine were found in the stomach and intestines of a Japanese passenger who died on a flight from Mexico to Japan last week, Mexican officials said today.
Authorities identified the man only as "Udo N'' and said he had travelled to Mexico's capital from Bogota,Colombia.
An autopsy revealed that the 42-year-old man had swallowed a total of 246 bags.
The man died on Saturday from cardiac arrest caused by a drug overdose, the law enforcement officials said.
The man took a flight from the Colombian capital Bogota to Mexico City, where he then boarded a flight to Japan.
