Posted on 08/05/2004 3:42:36 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
Woman swallows money to defy robbers
A Peruvian woman has swallowed the equivalent of £450 in cash to avoid being robbed by a gang.
Marleny Villa was on a bus travelling to Tacna, south of the capital Lima, when a gang boarded the bus.
The Terra Noticias Populares says the 35-year-old rolled all the notes up individually and swallowed them one by one.
After the robbery Villa was taken to the nearby town of Cocachacra to have her stomach pumped.
A police spokesperson said: "She is one brave, crazy person, but fortunately it turned out well and she will get the money back."
This woman has got to be Bill Clinton's dream intern.
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