Pregnant Woman Busted After Smuggling Fentanyl In Vagina

A pregnant woman has been taken into custody after attempting to smuggle fentanyl into the US inside her vagina, according to US Customs and Border Protection.

The teenage mom-to-be, who is two months pregnant, was one of three female drug runners recently arrested.

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“It is tragic that people are willing to put themselves in these dangerous situations,” said CBP El Paso director of field operations Hector A. Mancha in a statement. “This synthetic opioid is so powerful that if a package were to rupture inside the body, the consequences could be life-threatening.”

According to the NY Post, once the woman was pulled to the side for secondary inspection, she voluntarily removed a condom full of 0.26 pounds of fentanyl from her vagina. 

This isn’t the first time customs agents have seen this type of smuggling near the El Paso border. Back in September, another woman was found with fentanyl inside her private area, KWTX reported.