Many have lost their lives in the desperate bid to travel to Europe and Americas by hiding in secret compartments of airlines.

With security tightened, potential stowaways are devising new tactics and the most surprising is the attempt by an unamed African to travel to Europe as cargo.

Surprised? He was packaged inside a carton which was sealed for transportation.

Miraculously, the carton was intercepted by Airport officials suspicious of the package’s unusual heavy weight.

See video of the arrest after the cut:

An unnamed African man who was packaged as yam inside a carton to be transported to Europe was miraculously caught by airport officials after they became suspicious of the luggage because of the weight of the carton.

Watch the video below.