Woman Found in Taxi Driver’s Trunk Says She Was “Just Spying on Her Husband”

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Police in Salta, Argentina, stopped a drunk taxi driver and accidentally discovered his wife hiding in the trunk, continuing the nation’s proud tradition of solving one problem by uncovering a much worse one. 

Officers in the northwestern city of Salta said they pulled over the red cab early Saturday morning after the driver failed a roadside breathalyzer test and appeared, in official terms, not within the acceptable BAC limits for whatever bribe he offered the cops to look the other way.

But then things got weirder.

When officers inspected the vehicle, one officer noticed a faint noise coming from the rear compartment, described in reports as “either a muffled cough or a woman regretting her life choices.” Or both.

“Who’s that in there?” an officer can be heard asking on video.

“It’s my wife,” the driver replied with the flat resignation of a man who’s been busted driving a cab while drunk and has nothing left to lose even if there’s no simple explanation.

Moments later, the trunk opened to reveal an 18-year-old woman lying beneath a gray blanket, blinking at the flashlights. “I was spying on my husband,” she explained to the bewildered officers. “I wanted to see if he was cheating on me while he was working.”

She insisted that she entered the trunk voluntarily. Most bad ideas are, at first. The husband, meanwhile, tried to offer context that only made things worse.

“She thinks I’m going to be with another woman,” he said. “She wanted to know what I’m doing at night.” Police confirmed that what he was doing at night was failing breathalyzer tests and driving around with a wife in the trunk.

The cabbie was arrested for drunk driving and “illegally transporting passengers and being married to the plot twist.” His license has been suspended pending a full investigation and possibly a Netflix deal.

Local residents were divided over the video, which quickly went viral. Some praised the woman’s dedication, others questioned her judgment, and one commenter asked if she was available for private investigation work.

Officials say they will continue to determine whether the woman entered the boot on her own or under duress. In the meantime, the city’s taxi union has issued a reminder that “the trunk is not an approved seating area, no matter how much of a philanderer your husband might be.”

The case remains under review. The couple reportedly left the station separately, though witnesses say she checked the back seat three times before leaving the parking lot.

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