Drugs courier dies on BA flight
From the BBC:
"A suspected drugs courier collapsed and died on a British Airways flight from Jamaica.
The 27-year-old man collapsed in the aisle foaming at the mouth, according to horrified passengers. It is believed that packages of drugs burst inside his stomach.
The plane diverted to Puerto Rico to be met by a medical team but the victim was certified dead on the runway.
Holidaymakers on the weekend flight had thought it was a terrorist incident.
One said: "When the pilot reported that we were diverting and that there had been a death on board everyone thought the worst. We were on the ground for about four hours.
"A nurse who tried to treat the man said it was obvious cocaine had seeped from packages in his stomach."
A British Airways spokesman said: "We can confirm that that a passenger was reported ill on a flight from Montego Bay via Kingston to Gatwick.
"We had seen him at the check-in and he had been constantly talking on a mobile. He looked very suspicious."
The flight was forced to return to Montego Bay for 24 hours so the cabin crew could meet rest requirements. It arrived at Gatwick at noon on Sunday."