World | cocaine Wild Passenger Fatally Swallowed $63K of Cocaine One of 80 pellets burst in John Kennedy Santos Gurjao's stomach By Arden Dier Posted Oct 21, 2015 9:02 AM CDT Copied In this Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, Aer Lingus planes at Dublin airport, Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File) Authorities now know how a passenger died during this weekend's eventful Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin. A postmortem has determined that Brazilian John Kennedy Santos Gurjao, 24, was carrying almost 2 pounds of suspected cocaine—worth about $63,500–in 80 pellets in his stomach. Then one burst, reports the Irish Times. He was pronounced dead after the plane made an emergency stop. Authorities found another 4 pounds of white powder in the bag of a female passenger spotted with Gurjao, but the substance turned out to be baking soda. It is believed Gurjao was planning to study English in Ireland; relatives tell the Irish Mirror they thought he was still living in Brazil. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error