A Nigerian passenger who arrived in Malta on a ClickAir flight on Wednesday afternoon had a number of capsules in his stomach, the Customs Department said this morning. The capsules are thought to have contained drugs.

The department said that the Nigerian arrived from Spain and was searched by customs officers after trying to leave through the ‘nothing to declare’ channel. Although nothing was found, the officers remained suspicious and a body search indicated he could be carrying something in his stomach.

Policemen accompanied the passenger to Mater Dei Hospital where an X-Ray confirmed the suspicions.

This was the third discovery of this nature in the past few days.

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