A woman trying to smuggle cash stashed inside her stomach has been arrested by the National Drug Control Agency agents (DNCD) at the Punta Cana International Airport. The cash is believed to be linked to drug trafficking. The woman, who was being followed from Brussels, arrived on a JetAirfly flight late last week.
She was taken to a hospital where an X-ray revealed that she was carrying 16 bundles of cash with a value of EUR 55,000. She also was found to have another EUR 54,602 in her luggage that she had not reported.
The 40-year-old Dominican woman also holds a Spanish passport.
DNCD spokesman Dario Medrano says this is the first time they have arrested someone for smuggling cash in their stomach.
Apresan mujer entró al país más de 55 mil euros en el estómago