A British drugs mule carrying
cocaine in his stomach almost died when one of the pellets he had swallowed
burst in mid-flight, sparking a full-scale passenger jet emergency.
Colmin Smith, 48, was ferrying the
Class A drug on a Virgin Atlantic flight from the Caribbean after swallowing,
one by one, a staggering 61 pellets, each containing drugs said to be 75% pure.
After boarding at Antigua’s V C Bird
Airport, he settled into his seat for the flight to London Gatwick but soon
felt unwell. He managed to tell an air hostess what had happened seconds before
passing out.
With the clock ticking, crew immediately leapt
into action, preparing the aircraft and passengers for an emergency landing.
The runway at Bermuda’s L F Wade International Airport was cleared and medics
from the Caribbean island’s King Edward VII Memorial Hospital were placed on
standby, ready to receive the patient.
A life-saving operation revealed
that Smith had 239.39 grams of cocaine in his stomach, with a street value of
Sh 5.9 million. When he appeared before Hamilton Magistrates Court in Bermuda
Smith, from Birmingham acknowledged he was only minutes away from death.
VIA MIRROR
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