Man dies on plane after swallowing 246 packets of cocaine



“Crew noticed a person suffering convulsions and requested to make an emergency landing in Hermosillo, Sonora,” the statement said.

At 2.25 a.m. local time (5.25 a.m. ET) May 24, paramedics boarded the plane and found the passenger had died.

An autopsy revealed Udo N. died from a cerebral edema caused by an overdose, according to the statement.


After his body was removed from the plane the flight continued its journey to Japan with 198 passengers on board.

Swallowing packets of drugs is a common way smugglers try to move illicit substances from country to country.


