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Kenyan who swallowed 68 cocaine packets arrested in Thailand

Glenn Chibasellow Ooko (Right) and Nigerian Osita Joseph Ukpa at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. [Courtesy]

A Kenyan man was stopped at Bangkok's airport for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 60 packets of cocaine in his stomach, Thai authorities announced Wednesday.

Authorities said Glenn Chibasellow Ooko, 43, had flown on Monday from Ethiopia to the Thai capital's Suvarnabhumi airport, where he was detained.

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