The accused was admitted to the hospital for further checking (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

New Delhi: A Venezuelan national was arrested with cocaine at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. The arrest was made by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The arrest came in response to a tip-off. The accused was allegedly carrying 65 capsules of cocaine in his stomach.

After intercepting him, the NCB took the accused to a government hospital for an X-Ray. The X-Ray revealed that the accused was carrying 'foreign objects' with him.

According to the news agency, ANI, the accused was admitted to the hospital for further checking. After giving him necessary treatment, the doctors started took out 65 capsules of cocaine from the stomach of the accused.

Investigation revealed that the accused had come to India via Addis Ababa. After the expulsion of the contraband, the officials informed the foreign officials about the incident. The local connections of the accused are yet to be traced.

This incident came to light days after a Kenyan national was arrested with cocaine. The arrest was made by the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC). The accused was identified as David Lemaron Ol Tubulai. The contraband that the accused was carrying was priced at Rs 3.06 crore.

The arrest was made by the Bandra unit of the ANC. The accused was trying to smuggle the contraband in a green bag when he was caught. Investigation revealed that the accused was one of the main suppliers of cocaine in the Khar-Juhu-Versova area of Mumbai. The accused was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.