Overview

• She fell ill with breathing difficulties and seizure-like symptoms after the bus stopped in Guarapuava, and paramedics’ 45-minute resuscitation attempt was unsuccessful.
• Officials discovered 26 iPhones affixed to her torso and seized them along with several bottles of alcohol from her luggage.
• A police sniffer dog detected no narcotics on the woman, prompting authorities to examine electronics as an alternative smuggling method.
• Paraná Civil Police, supported by Military and Scientific Police units, have forwarded the seized phones to the Federal Revenue Service and are awaiting forensic and toxicology analyses.
• The woman’s identity remains undisclosed while investigators explore whether import-tax evasion motivated the unusual concealment tactic.