Woman in Argentina caught with 9 pounds of marijuana hidden inside fake baby bump

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Monday, November 18, 2019
Woman caught with 9 pounds of weed in fake baby bump
A woman was arrested in Argentina after she was caught smuggling nine pounds of marijuana in a fake wearable stomach made to look like she was pregnant.

ARGENTINA -- "Narco pregnancy" - that's what officials in Argentina said about a woman's fake baby bump filled with marijuana.

Police say the woman was caught carrying 15 bricks of weed, hidden inside a fake belly.

She was traveling with a group near the Chilean border when officers stopped them.

They initially searched a man in the group and found marijuana in his bag. Then officers say they noticed the woman with a fake belly.

Police say the woman made the belly out of paste.

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