How can you risk your child’s life this way? An 8-year-old boy from the
Ivory Coast survived several hours locked in a suitcase, bundled in a
fetal position, as his family tried to smuggle him into Spain. But they
didn’t succeed as police officers discovered him in the suitcase via
scan on Thursday May 7 in El Tarajal, a terrestrial point of entry at
Spain’s border with Morocco.
Suspecting a drug smuggling case, police brought the suitcase in for an x-ray. That is when they found the boy.
He was immediately taken to a state child custodian and awaits judicial process, the official said.
A man who is apparently his father, identified as A.O., was arrested a
few hours after the boy was found. The man, who has permanent residency
in Spain, awaits formal charges.
The spokesman said this is the first time they have found this type of smuggling, in which a child was locked into a container.
Source: CNN
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