In a major drug bust at Cochin International Airport, a Brazilian couple was caught smuggling 163 cocaine pills by swallowing them. A total of 1.67 kg of the drug, worth Rs 16 crore, was recovered from their stomachs. The suspects, identified as Lucas and Bruna, have been arrested at Nedumbassery, and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) will soon apply for their custody at the Angamaly Magistrate’s Court. The couple was apprehended by DRI officials on Saturday morning after a scan revealed they had swallowed the drugs in capsule form. Following suspicions during a detailed examination, their luggage was thoroughly checked but yielded no contraband, prompting the scan. After a detailed examination, the couple was admitted to a private hospital in Angamaly, where multiple cocaine capsules were detected in their stomachs. The capsules were subsequently extracted over three days, preventing the potential fatality had any capsule broken inside them. Reports indicate that Lucas and Bruna had planned to travel from Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram and had booked a room in a hotel in the capital. Investigators are currently scrutinising their phone calls and other records as part of the ongoing inquiry.