Parents tried to smuggle child ... in a suitcase!

Security staff spot five-month-old BABY in baggage scanner after parents tried to smuggle him into the UAE without a visa in their luggage

• Egyptian husband and wife arrived at Sharjah International Airport on Friday night but were held at immigration as child did not have a visa
• They were told they would be held in the airport until Sunday, so decided to make a run for it
• Couple put baby in a bag to get through Customs' X-ray machine
• Baby's outline was spotted on the scanner by officials

By RYAN KISIEL
DAILY MAIL
July 9, 2012

A couple were caught trying to smuggle their baby into the United Arab Emirates - when airport security staff spotted the five-month-old hidden in their luggage on a bag scanner.

The Egyptian husband and wife arrived at Sharjah International Airport on Friday night but were held at immigration as they did not have a visa for the newborn, according to Gulf News.

Officials allowed them to stay until the relevant office re-opened on the Sunday. But in their desperation, the couple decided to make a run for it when the staff changed at the end of their shift.

Busted: The baby, hidden in a bag, was discovered when he was pushed through a scanning machine

Suspects: This couple were arrested for trying to smuggle their baby through a scanning machine

However, they still needed to get through Customs screening, so they put the baby into a bag and bundled him through the X-ray machine.

But their plan became unstuck when security staff noticed the outline of the body on the monitor...

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