Japanese Dies Over Cocaine Intake Onboard Aeromexico Flight

A Japanese man has been reported dead on a plane after swallowing of about 250 packets of illicit drug suspected to be cocaine.

Authorities identified the man only as Udo “N”.

The market value of the illegal drug is estimated at $150 (£116) per gram, meaning there would have been approximately $270,000 (£209,000) of it hidden in the rolls.

Each of the 15 rolls was filled with a bag containing 120g of cocaine.

Sources said the suspected drug trafficker went into cardiac arrest from the drug overdose shortly after take-off in the early hours of Friday.

Passengers on board reported seeing the man convulsing.

The Aeromexico flight, which had taken off from Mexico City in Mexico and was headed to Narita, Japan, was forced to make an emergency stop in Hermosillo, some 2,000 miles north.