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Italian drug 'mule' dies on Paris flight [swallowed 77 bags of coke]
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| January 5, 2005
| AFP
Posted on 01/05/2005 4:56:09 PM PST by aculeus
PARIS, Jen 5 (AFP) - An Italian woman trying to smuggle cocaine into Europe died on a flight arriving at Paris when one of 77 latex bags filled with the drug she had swallowed burst in her stomach, police said Wednesday.
The middle-aged woman died of a lethal overdose on an Air France flight landing at Charles de Gaulle airport Saturday after the long flight from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Caribbean state of the Dominican Republic, despite the best efforts of the crew to save her, they said.
An autopsy revealed the drugs hidden in her stomach. The woman had been on her way to Milan, Italy.
Police said such fatal incidents were rare, though flights between the Dominican Republic and Italy were known to be frequently used by narcotics smugglers.
© AFP
Subject: French News
TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: darwin; darwinaward; dominicanrepublic; drugsmugglers; italy; mules; smuggling; wod; wodlist
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posted on
01/05/2005 4:56:09 PM PST
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
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posted on
01/05/2005 4:58:26 PM PST
by
Oldexpat
To: aculeus
After reading this sort of a story for the thousandth time, I'm beginning to wonder why these people don't use stronger bags.
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:00:03 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Oldexpat
Darwin candidate... This is the first female DC I have seen on FR. Is there a special category?
To: aculeus
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:00:10 PM PST
by
Ramius
(Gregoirovich Nyet!)
To: aculeus
Allot of "enlightened" people in Europe morn the loss.....of those bags.
6
posted on
01/05/2005 5:00:16 PM PST
by
Dallas59
("A weak peace is worse than war" - Tacitcus)
To: 1rudeboy
7
posted on
01/05/2005 5:01:06 PM PST
by
shubi
(Peace through superior firepower.)
To: aculeus
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:01:33 PM PST
by
cyborg
(http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
To: aculeus
77 bags, when only one is enough to kill. That's a lot of trust in thin plastic membranes.
9
posted on
01/05/2005 5:02:07 PM PST
by
VadeRetro
To: Oldexpat
Well, at least she went on a high note.
10
posted on
01/05/2005 5:02:23 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: aculeus
Latex bags.
11
posted on
01/05/2005 5:02:47 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Who is General Chat?)
To: aculeus
I'd like to laugh at her, but she might not have been a willing participant.
To: aculeus
So, if a bag of cocaine bursts in your stomach, do you feel it?
13
posted on
01/05/2005 5:05:08 PM PST
by
csvset
To: VadeRetro
"That's a lot of trust in thin plastic membranes."What I could do with a straight line like this....LOL
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:05:12 PM PST
by
506trooper
(No such thing as too much guns, ammo or fuel on board...unless you're on fire)
To: aculeus
I'll bet those people live in mortal fear of holding patterns and delays at the terminal.
To: Rebelbase
Now I understand why junkies ask their dealer is it's really good sh*t.
16
posted on
01/05/2005 5:14:00 PM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(There are 2 types of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't.)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:14:25 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Who is General Chat?)
To: aculeus
Good. One less drug-dealer in the world.
18
posted on
01/05/2005 5:25:07 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Jerry Springer: PBS for White Trash)
To: theDentist
Agreed.
The gene pool improves, and all is as it should be.
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:26:13 PM PST
by
Wormwood
(Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
To: Oldexpat
I'll bet the had to peel her off the roof of the cabin before she finally flatlined.......
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posted on
01/05/2005 5:29:46 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(Taglines? Vikings don't need no steenkin' taglines..............)
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