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Police Arrest Woman at Madrid Airport Over Cocaine Hidden in Fake Pregnancy Belly

Investigators are assessing whether the scheme links to couriers who simulate pregnancies.

Overview

  • The passenger arrived on November 26 on a transatlantic flight and was stopped during an entry check at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas.
  • Officers escalated the inspection after noticing nervous behavior and incoherent answers to routine questions.
  • The woman voluntarily removed a silicone prosthetic abdomen, revealing thirteen transparent-wrapped packages attached to her body.
  • Police recovered more than two kilograms of cocaine and detained the suspect on suspicion of drug trafficking.
  • She was placed at the disposal of the courts and remanded to prison as the inquiry remains open into possible smuggling routes.