Man, 78, hid drugs in belly

Colombian police say they have caught a 78-year-old Spaniard trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country in his belly.

Man, 78, hid drugs in belly

Airport police in Bogota noted that Jose Molla Martinez seemed nervous as he waited to board a flight to Barcelona, according to a police news release.

It said he agreed to an X-ray which detected capsules of cocaine in his intestine, and they contained almost a pound (400 grams) of the drug.

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