An eight-year-old boy was hiding inside a suitcase when customs officials found him at the border between Morocco and Spain. The discovery was made in the Spanish border city of Ceuta.
During the security check, a nervous-looking 19 year old woman caught the eye of the police, who then asked her to step aside suspecting that she may be smuggling drugs.
Officers spotted the child curled up inside when they put the small suitcase through an X-ray machine. He was removed from the suitcase immediately. When he realised he was caught, the boy poked his head out and said, “Hello, my name is Abou,” in French.
Officers suggested the boy could have suffocated. The child was treated by the Red Cross and has now been taken into custody by social services.
Police have arrested a man from the Ivory Coast, thought to be the boy’s father and are investigating the incident further.