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signoftimes · 07-24-2003, 03:22 PM

I just read this on fark:

Aussie smuggler overdoses as drug balloon bursts
July 24 2003

An Australian trying to smuggle drugs into New Zealand overdosed on methamphetamine when a balloon containing the substance burst in his stomach, a court was told.

Ileya Romachko, 20, unemployed, of Ruthven in Sydney, pleaded guilty in Wellington District Court yesterday to importing the drug.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Graeme Burr said Romachko flew into Wellington on July 2 for a seven-day holiday.

The next day he was admitted to hospital suffering from a methamphetamine overdose. He said then that he had swallowed two balloons of the drug, also known as speed.

Romachko had bought a gram of the drug in King's Cross in Sydney for $A220, repackaged it into two balloons, coated them in wax and then in condoms before swallowing them, the court heard.

However, on arrival in Wellington he could not pass them and used laxatives. When he was taken to hospital, he passed the remnants of the balloon that burst and the intact one.

Burr said Romachko had been keeping the intact balloon in his bedside cabinet in hospital. He consented to further medical examination to determine if he had any more of the drug hidden internally.

Romachko told police he was intending to use the drug for himself.

Judge Bruce Davidson remanded Romachko in custody until sentencing in the High Court on August 15.

Romachko is likely to be deported once he has finished any jail term.

NZPA

07-24-2003, 03:22 PM	#4
signoftimes Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 568	a list of completely unverified stupid things people have done, that I received in an email earlier this morning. I just read this on fark: Aussie smuggler overdoses as drug balloon bursts July 24 2003 An Australian trying to smuggle drugs into New Zealand overdosed on methamphetamine when a balloon containing the substance burst in his stomach, a court was told. Ileya Romachko, 20, unemployed, of Ruthven in Sydney, pleaded guilty in Wellington District Court yesterday to importing the drug. Police prosecutor Sergeant Graeme Burr said Romachko flew into Wellington on July 2 for a seven-day holiday. The next day he was admitted to hospital suffering from a methamphetamine overdose. He said then that he had swallowed two balloons of the drug, also known as speed. Romachko had bought a gram of the drug in King's Cross in Sydney for $A220, repackaged it into two balloons, coated them in wax and then in condoms before swallowing them, the court heard. However, on arrival in Wellington he could not pass them and used laxatives. When he was taken to hospital, he passed the remnants of the balloon that burst and the intact one. Burr said Romachko had been keeping the intact balloon in his bedside cabinet in hospital. He consented to further medical examination to determine if he had any more of the drug hidden internally. Romachko told police he was intending to use the drug for himself. Judge Bruce Davidson remanded Romachko in custody until sentencing in the High Court on August 15. Romachko is likely to be deported once he has finished any jail term. NZPA __________________ Dance like you hurt real bad. Work like no one's watching. Love like you need the money.