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Woman hiding pot in fake pregnancy belly arrested
The woman was carrying 15 packages of cannabis hidden in a fake pregnancy belly, according to a statement by Argentina's border security force.
MENDOZA, Argentina - A woman was arrested in Argentina for attempting to smuggle 10 pounds of marijuana inside a fake “baby bump,” officials said.
The Gendarmería Nacional, Argentina’s border security force, said the unnamed woman was caught on a bus headed from the western city of Mendoza to the city of Caleta Olivia.
She was carrying 15 packages of cannabis hidden in a fake pregnancy belly made of papier-mâché, according to a statement.
The fake pregnancy bump is shown in photos. (Photo credit: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina)
A second male suspect was also caught with two brick-like packages of marijuana inside his carry-on bag, officials said.
“NARCO PREGNANCY,” Argentina’s Minister for Security Patricia Bullrich wrote on Twitter, according to a translation of her message. "We stopped the fake pregnant woman and her accomplice."
Authorities did not identify the suspects.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.