{{A man swallowed 90 palets of cocaine and smuggled it into Tanzania from Brazil, the Tanzanian High Court heard on Monday.}}<\/p>\n
Pedro Alfredo Chongo, alias Salum Shaaban, had 90 pellets of cocaine in his stomach when he was arrested at Julius Nyerere International Airport, shortly after arriving on a Qatar Airways flight on April 4, 2011, State Attorney Veronica Matikila told Lady Justice Grace Mwakipesile.<\/p>\n
She said the accused defecated the pellets on 13 occasions over five days.<\/p>\n
Chongo developed serious abdominal complications after passing 65 pellets in a police cell at JNIA and was rushed to Muhimbili National Hospital, where he released 25 pellets.<\/p>\n
\u201cA day after his arrest he began complaining of severe stomach pains. Police took him to Muhimbili Hospital, where he passed more pellets,\u201d Ms Matikila told the court.<\/p>\n
Chongo was discharged from hospital after doctors confirmed that he no longer had drugs in his stomach. A sample of the substance passed by Chongo was taken to the Chief Government Chemist for analysis, and it was confirmed to be cocaine.<\/p>\n
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