A NIGERIAN MAN ARRESTED IN FRANCE FOR SWALLOWING CONDOMS STUFFED WITH $90,000

The Custom authorities in France have said it arrested a Nigerian man, who swallowed condoms stuffed with 79,000 euros ($90,000). Punch reports.

According to officials, the man, who was nabbed in Strasbourg, had another 13,000 Swiss francs (11,900 euros, $13,500) concealed in his clothes.



The man allegedly told customs agents that he lived in Spain and worked as a dishwasher at a restaurant in the Balearic Islands.

But a sniffer dog detected marijuana on the banknotes hidden in his clothing.

That led to an X-ray that revealed the presence of nine condoms stuffed with bank notes in the man’s intestines.


He has been charged with laundering drug money and lying to customs authorities.