Cheating Exposed, Earphones 'Swallowed'... Bizarre Incident at the Driver's License Test Center

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An absurd incident occurred in Italy where a test-taker attempting to cheat on the written driving license exam using earphones swallowed the earphones to destroy evidence after being caught by the police.

According to the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano on the 14th (local time), during the written exam held at the driving license testing center in the northern city of Bolzano, plainclothes police officers discovered a test-taker with earphones in their ears.

However, when the cheating was detected, the test-taker removed the earphones from their ears and immediately swallowed them. The plainclothes officers calmly took the test-taker to the hospital emergency room. An X-ray revealed that one side of the earphones was inside the test-taker’s stomach.

Currently, the test-taker is reported to have been charged with attempting to obtain an official qualification through cheating. If found guilty, they could face a prison sentence ranging from a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years under local law.

Earphones revealed by X-ray imaging. [Image source = Yonhap News Agency · ANSA Italian News Agency]

Meanwhile, as cheating incidents have been increasing recently at driving license written exams in Italy, authorities have been strengthening crackdowns by deploying plainclothes police officers at testing centers.

Not long ago, a similar incident occurred at a driving license testing center in the Bologna area. At that time, a test-taker was caught taking the exam with a high-resolution miniature camera attached under their shirt. This test-taker has also been charged.

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