Stunned customs officials
scanned a small item of luggage
and found a young boy hidden
inside.
X-ray images capture the moment
the youngster was caught on
camera tucked up in the trolley
suitcase as he tried to get into
Spain.
The luggage belonged to a 19-
year-old woman who police
became suspicious of after
noticing she was becoming
nervous.
They pulled her to one side and,
believing she may have been
smuggling drugs, scanned her
luggage – only to find something
much more shocking.
An outline of a young boy was
clearly seen and officers
immediately opened the bag and
pulled out an eight-year-old boy.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard
said:
“This could have had a
tragic end.”
The boy stuck his head out of the
suitcase and said, in French,
“hello, my name is Abou.”
Police are now investigating the
circumstances of the strange
incident but have already
arrested a man from Costa de
Marfil on the Ivory Coast who was
found to be the boy’s father.
He tried to get through the same
checkpoint about an hour and a
half later, saying he lived in the
Canary Islands.It is believed the
woman was acting as a carrier for
a substantial fee.

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