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Stuffed Baby

Proof positive of the degree to which those involved in the drug trade will sink to smuggle drugs into the U.S. If they would kidnap, kill and stuff a little baby what wouldn't they do?

Debunked: Drug smugglers stuff a baby's corpse with cocaine and pretend it's "sleeping."

Usually uncovered by a observant stewardess, border guard or customs' agent. ["A Drug-Smuggling Legend" in The Mexican Pet, 1986] According to a customs official cited by the Washington Post in 1985 this story has been circulating since 1973.

References:

• Edna Buchanan Debunks Cocaine Baby
• Truth or Fiction?
• A 2000 report in Reuters - debunked by about.com