{{A man swallowed 90 palets of cocaine and smuggled it into Tanzania from Brazil, the Tanzanian High Court heard on Monday.}}
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.
She said the accused defecated the pellets on 13 occasions over five days.
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.
“A day after his arrest he began complaining of severe stomach pains. Police took him to Muhimbili Hospital, where he passed more pellets,” Ms Matikila told the court.
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.
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