a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . we are well versed in the dangers of using sunbeds , with skin cancer preying on the minds of all who expose their skin to the uv rays . but experts have warned the disease is not the only health danger associated with the pursuit of an artificial year-round tan . those compelled by a desire for bronzed skin are also at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the drugs . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . dermatologist dawn marie davies , from the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns sunbed users could be putting themselves at risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infection , herpes . genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . there is no complete cure for the infection - rather , a sufferer will be given treatment each time they suffer a flare up . dermatologist dawn marie davies , an associate professor of dermatology at the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns the virus , and other bacteria , can survive on tanning beds , despite the heat . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's identity in an attempt to sneak the drugs into france through nice cote d'azur international airport . authorities continue to investigate to find out who packed the bag and how it wound up on the transatlantic flight . officials questioned the tourist whose name was on the bag and are satisfied he did not smuggle the cocaine . last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the country 's ports of entry . ` in my practice , i 've seen acquired bacterial infections , warts , and herpes infections from tanning beds , ' she told yahoo . she said staphylococcus bacteria , which can cause skin infections , faecal bacteria , the herpes virus and the wart-causing human papillomavirus are all able to withstand the heat of a sunbed to survive . bacteria that lies on a person 's skin can easily be transferred to the bed , when a person is lying down . the heat - not high enough to kill the infection - allows the bacteria to develop to become stronger and more able to survive . when a person sweats , it provides a breeding ground for bacteria or viruses . it is then possible for the infection to transfer to another sunbed user , entering the body via a small cut or nick in the skin , often so small a person may be unaware . ` ultraviolet light can theoretically kill germs , but it 's not enough to kill germs on the tanning bed , ' professor davies warned . a similar incident occurred last year when a college student arrived at new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad and tobago . the 21-year-old woman called police after she opened her suitcase and found 10lbs of cocaine inside . ` what 's interesting is that when you use the ultraviolet light over and over again - and the tanning bed lights are on for multiple hours a day - if the bacteria or virus is exposed to some antiseptic but not enough to kill it , or some light but not enough to kill it , it can grow stronger and then it becomes resistant . ' genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . a recurrence of the virus is often triggered by being unwell , stress , drinking excess alcohol , exposure to ultraviolet light , for example , using sunbeds , and having a weakened immune system . herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . professor davies warns that the virus can remain on tanning beds , infecting other sunbed users . police believe the woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . symptoms of genital herpes include : . these symptoms may last up to 20 days , but the sores will eventually scab and heal without scarring . although the initial symptoms of genital herpes clear up , the virus remains dormant . it can be reactivated , causing recurrences , which are usually shorter and less severe .
skin cancer is not the only health danger lurking for sunbed users . dermatologist warns the herpes virus can thrive in the warm enviroment . ultraviolent light can kill bacteria , but level in tanning booths is not enough . herpes is highly contagious and incurable and spreads via skin contact .
a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . we are well versed in the dangers of using sunbeds , with skin cancer preying on the minds of all who expose their skin to the uv rays . but experts have warned the disease is not the only health danger associated with the pursuit of an artificial year-round tan . those compelled by a desire for bronzed skin are also at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the drugs . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . dermatologist dawn marie davies , from the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns sunbed users could be putting themselves at risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infection , herpes . genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . there is no complete cure for the infection - rather , a sufferer will be given treatment each time they suffer a flare up . dermatologist dawn marie davies , an associate professor of dermatology at the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns the virus , and other bacteria , can survive on tanning beds , despite the heat . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's identity in an attempt to sneak the drugs into france through nice cote d'azur international airport . authorities continue to investigate to find out who packed the bag and how it wound up on the transatlantic flight . officials questioned the tourist whose name was on the bag and are satisfied he did not smuggle the cocaine . last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the country 's ports of entry . ` in my practice , i 've seen acquired bacterial infections , warts , and herpes infections from tanning beds , ' she told yahoo . she said staphylococcus bacteria , which can cause skin infections , faecal bacteria , the herpes virus and the wart-causing human papillomavirus are all able to withstand the heat of a sunbed to survive . bacteria that lies on a person 's skin can easily be transferred to the bed , when a person is lying down . the heat - not high enough to kill the infection - allows the bacteria to develop to become stronger and more able to survive . when a person sweats , it provides a breeding ground for bacteria or viruses . it is then possible for the infection to transfer to another sunbed user , entering the body via a small cut or nick in the skin , often so small a person may be unaware . ` ultraviolet light can theoretically kill germs , but it 's not enough to kill germs on the tanning bed , ' professor davies warned . a similar incident occurred last year when a college student arrived at new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad and tobago . the 21-year-old woman called police after she opened her suitcase and found 10lbs of cocaine inside . ` what 's interesting is that when you use the ultraviolet light over and over again - and the tanning bed lights are on for multiple hours a day - if the bacteria or virus is exposed to some antiseptic but not enough to kill it , or some light but not enough to kill it , it can grow stronger and then it becomes resistant . ' genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . a recurrence of the virus is often triggered by being unwell , stress , drinking excess alcohol , exposure to ultraviolet light , for example , using sunbeds , and having a weakened immune system . herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . professor davies warns that the virus can remain on tanning beds , infecting other sunbed users . police believe the woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . symptoms of genital herpes include : . these symptoms may last up to 20 days , but the sores will eventually scab and heal without scarring . although the initial symptoms of genital herpes clear up , the virus remains dormant . it can be reactivated , causing recurrences , which are usually shorter and less severe .
a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . we are well versed in the dangers of using sunbeds , with skin cancer preying on the minds of all who expose their skin to the uv rays . but experts have warned the disease is not the only health danger associated with the pursuit of an artificial year-round tan . those compelled by a desire for bronzed skin are also at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the drugs . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . dermatologist dawn marie davies , from the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns sunbed users could be putting themselves at risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infection , herpes . genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . there is no complete cure for the infection - rather , a sufferer will be given treatment each time they suffer a flare up . dermatologist dawn marie davies , an associate professor of dermatology at the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns the virus , and other bacteria , can survive on tanning beds , despite the heat . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's identity in an attempt to sneak the drugs into france through nice cote d'azur international airport . authorities continue to investigate to find out who packed the bag and how it wound up on the transatlantic flight . officials questioned the tourist whose name was on the bag and are satisfied he did not smuggle the cocaine . last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the country 's ports of entry . ` in my practice , i 've seen acquired bacterial infections , warts , and herpes infections from tanning beds , ' she told yahoo . she said staphylococcus bacteria , which can cause skin infections , faecal bacteria , the herpes virus and the wart-causing human papillomavirus are all able to withstand the heat of a sunbed to survive . bacteria that lies on a person 's skin can easily be transferred to the bed , when a person is lying down . the heat - not high enough to kill the infection - allows the bacteria to develop to become stronger and more able to survive . when a person sweats , it provides a breeding ground for bacteria or viruses . it is then possible for the infection to transfer to another sunbed user , entering the body via a small cut or nick in the skin , often so small a person may be unaware . ` ultraviolet light can theoretically kill germs , but it 's not enough to kill germs on the tanning bed , ' professor davies warned . a similar incident occurred last year when a college student arrived at new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad and tobago . the 21-year-old woman called police after she opened her suitcase and found 10lbs of cocaine inside . ` what 's interesting is that when you use the ultraviolet light over and over again - and the tanning bed lights are on for multiple hours a day - if the bacteria or virus is exposed to some antiseptic but not enough to kill it , or some light but not enough to kill it , it can grow stronger and then it becomes resistant . ' genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . a recurrence of the virus is often triggered by being unwell , stress , drinking excess alcohol , exposure to ultraviolet light , for example , using sunbeds , and having a weakened immune system . herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . professor davies warns that the virus can remain on tanning beds , infecting other sunbed users . police believe the woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . symptoms of genital herpes include : . these symptoms may last up to 20 days , but the sores will eventually scab and heal without scarring . although the initial symptoms of genital herpes clear up , the virus remains dormant . it can be reactivated , causing recurrences , which are usually shorter and less severe .
a tourist has a frightening tale after french customs officers found a stash cocaine that his name but did n't. we well the dangers using sunbeds, with skin cancer preying the minds all who expose the uv rays but experts have the disease not the only health danger associated the pursuit an artificial year-round tan. those compelled bronzed skin are also at catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes. french officials the illicit drugs, worth 1.3 -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value, discovered a suitcase that arrived nice on a flight the dominican republic. the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine stuffed that abandoned the baggage carousel. french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs found after a flight arrived the caribbean. officers detained the baffled tourist, waiting, at and questioned the drugs. a statement issued the directorate-general customs said officers are satisfied the bag did belong the tourist he had nothing the drug smuggling attempt. dermatologist dawn marie davies, from the mayo clinic minnesota warns sunbed users could putting contracting, herpes. genital herpes is highly spreads from via skin-. it commonly passed through sex and oral sex. once a person infected it reactivate every so a new episode painful genital herpes. there no complete cure the infection - rather, a sufferer given treatment each suffer a flare. dermatologist dawn marie davies, an associate professor the mayo clinic minnesota warns the virus, and survive on tanning beds despite the heat. the department said their investigation found smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase cocaine used the tourist 's identity in sneak france through nice cote d'azur international airport. authorities continue investigate to who packed the bag how wound the transatlantic flight. officials questioned the tourist whose name the bag are satisfied smuggle the cocaine. last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes at the country 's ports. ` in my practice, i 've acquired bacterial infections, warts herpes infections from tanning beds ' she told yahoo. she said staphylococcus bacteria, which faecal bacteria the herpes virus are able withstand the heat a sunbed to survive. bacteria that lies on a person 's skin can easily transferred the bed, when lying. the heat - not high enough the infection allows develop to become stronger able survive. when a person sweats, it provides a breeding ground bacteria or. it then possible the infection transfer another sunbed user, entering a small cut nick in, often so a person may. ` ultraviolet light can theoretically kill germs, but 's enough on the tanning bed ' professor davies warned. a similar incident last arrived new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad tobago. the 21-year-old woman called police opened her suitcase 10lbs inside. ` what 's interesting when use the ultraviolet light over and - and the tanning bed lights on for multiple hours a if the bacteria or virus exposed some antiseptic but enough, or some light but grow stronger then becomes. ' genital herpes highly spreads from via skin-. it commonly passed through sex and oral sex. once a person infected it reactivate every so a new episode painful genital herpes. a recurrence the virus is often triggered being unwell, stress drinking excess alcohol exposure ultraviolet light for using sunbeds having herpes is highly spreads from via skin-. professor davies warns the virus remain on tanning beds, infecting other sunbed users. police believe used an unwitting drug mule were investigating how the drugs placed inside her suitcase after it checked in. symptoms genital herpes include :. these symptoms may last, the sores eventually scab and heal without although the initial symptoms genital herpes clear, the virus remains dormant. it can reactivated, causing recurrences, which usually shorter.
a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . we are well versed in the dangers of using sunbeds , with skin cancer preying on the minds of all who expose their skin to the uv rays . but experts have warned the disease is not the only health danger associated with the pursuit of an artificial year-round tan . those compelled by a desire for bronzed skin are also at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the drugs . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . dermatologist dawn marie davies , from the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns sunbed users could be putting themselves at risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infection , herpes . genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . there is no complete cure for the infection - rather , a sufferer will be given treatment each time they suffer a flare up . dermatologist dawn marie davies , an associate professor of dermatology at the mayo clinic in minnesota , warns the virus , and other bacteria , can survive on tanning beds , despite the heat . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's identity in an attempt to sneak the drugs into france through nice cote d'azur international airport . authorities continue to investigate to find out who packed the bag and how it wound up on the transatlantic flight . officials questioned the tourist whose name was on the bag and are satisfied he did not smuggle the cocaine . last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the country 's ports of entry . ` in my practice , i 've seen acquired bacterial infections , warts , and herpes infections from tanning beds , light but not enough to kill it , it can grow stronger and then it becomes resistant . ' genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . it is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex . once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes . a recurrence of the virus is often triggered by being unwell , stress , drinking excess alcohol , exposure to ultraviolet light , for example , using sunbeds , and having a weakened immune system . herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact . professor davies warns that the virus can remain on tanning beds , infecting other sunbed users . police believe the woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . symptoms of genital herpes include : . these symptoms may last up to 20 days , but the sores will eventually scab and heal without scarring . although the initial symptoms of genital herpes clear up , the virus remains dormant . it can be reactivated , causing recurrences , which are usually shorter and less severe .
 The text describes a tourist who was caught with cocaine in his luggage at an airport. He claimed that he didn't know how it got there, but officials found evidence of drug smuggling and arrested him. The incident highlights the dangers of drug use and the importance of being aware of one's surroundings when traveling. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for vigilance against drug trafficking and the importance of cooperation between law enforcement agencies to combat this issue.