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Man Who Claims To Be Second Coming Of Jesus Likes Scotch And Smokes

A 62-year-old ex-felon who claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ says he has as many as 1 million followers in 30 countries. Jose de Jesus, who is now living outside Houston, Texas, said he married twice, smokes and likes Scotch.

ABC News quotes de Jesus as saying that he grew up in poverty, had a heroin addiction and spent nine months in prison for eight felony charges along the way. However, the man who claims to be Jesus says he never gets drunk just as the original Jesus.

Priest Claims To Be Jesus

A Miami priest who served several stints in jail and has 666 tattooed on his body claims he is Jesus reincarnated. His church members, reaching numbers in the thousands, also believe he is what he says.

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is also called "Daddy" by his followers. Although he calls himself Jesus, some say he is no more than a cult leader.

Man, 90, Sentenced for Smuggling Heroin

A 90-year-old Taiwanese man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay a $4,900 fine after he was convicted of trying to smuggle 4.2 pounds of heroin.

Huang Fang-hou is the oldest foreigner convicted of drug trafficking in Cambodia. He was arrested last May after they found heroin strapped to his body under his clothes at Phnom Penh's International Airport.

83-Year-Old Retiree Woman Charged With Drug Smuggling At Border

U.S. border agents arrested an 83-year-old U.S. citizen on Thursday as she entered California across the Mexican border on drug charges. Officials report that she is being held for suspicion of smuggling 10 pounds of methamphetamine found strapped to her body.

The woman, a retiree, along with two Mexican nationals were stopped in their car at a U.S. border crossing in San Ysidro, California, just north of Tijuana, Mexico.

Madrid Fashion Week Rejects Models Who Are Too Thin

In an industry first, a top-level fashion show in Madrid has banned models who are too thin. The move has resulted in a furor among modeling agencies and increased the possibility of restrictions in other venues.

Madrid's fashion week responded to protests that young women were aspiring to copy the models' rail-thin looks and adopting eating disorders by rejecting underweight models.