Boy seen in X-rays being smuggled in a suitcase
Boy Discovered Hiding in Suitcase
The figure of an eight-year-old boy is seen inside a suitcase on a Spanish civil guard scanner screen at the border between Morocco and Spain's north african enclave Ceuta, Spain in this handout photo released May 8, 2015. A 19-year-old woman was arrested May 7, 2015 for the attempted smuggling of the boy, who was checked by medics and handed over to juvenile prosecutors office, according to authorities. Picture taken May 7, 2015. REUTERS/MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR/Handout via Reuters
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An eight-year-old boy is seen cramped inside a suitcase on a Spanish civil guard border security check point between Morocco and Spain's north african enclave Ceuta, Spain in this handout photo released May 8, 2015. (Ministerio del Interior/Reuters)
An eight-year-old boy is seen cramped inside a suitcase on a Spanish civil guard border security check point between Morocco and Spain's north african enclave Ceuta, Spain in this handout photo released May 8, 2015. (Ministerio del Interior/Reuters)
The figure of an eight-year-old boy is seen inside a suitcase on a Spanish civil guard scanner screen at the border between Morocco and Spain's north african enclave Ceuta, Spain in this handout photo released May 8, 2015. (Ministerio del Interior/Reuters)
An 8-year-old boy was found being smuggled from Morocco to Spain after authorities discovered him curled up in a suitcase.
An X-ray of the suitcase at the airport revealed the boy cramped inside the small space.
A 19-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday for the attempted smuggling of the boy, Abou, who is from the Ivory Coast.
The woman is not related to Abou, but was paid by the boy’s father to smuggle him into Spain, according to the BBC.
Authorities said the boy was found in a “terrible state,” but didn’t give details. He was given a medical examination and was handed over to the juvenile prosecutor’s office, according to Reuters.
