His exceptionally thick mane drew attention at the airport. They were right to suspect him
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Colombian police, trained to uncover the most ingenious smuggling methods, intercepted a man at Cartagena airport who was hiding much more than just his baldness under an inconspicuous toupee. The unusual hairstyle and nervous behavior of the 40-year-old passenger, bound for Amsterdam, became the key to uncovering the cocaine smuggling hidden under the wig.
It all started with the very nervous behavior of one of the passengers on the flight from Colombia to Amsterdam. A man with exceptionally bushy hair looked around so anxiously that he attracted the attention of airport staff.
When Colombian's wig was cut open, cocaine was foundThe officers decided to thoroughly check the offender . First, the suspect's clothing was X-rayed. It turned out that he was "clean". But the officers did not give up, they decided to check the secret of his bushy wig. It was a bull's eye.
When it was cut open, it was revealed that under the toupee was a foil packet containing white powder, the value of which was estimated at 10,000 euros. It was cocaine. The moment of arrest was captured on video, which was posted on social media, arousing great interest around the world.
The detained resident of Pereira was not a newcomer to the drug trade. He had previous offences of a similar nature on his record. The 40-year-old was taken into custody.
Smuggling drugs under a wig is not a new phenomenon. In 2019, Spanish police at Barcelona Airport caught a smuggler who also used a toupee to hide almost half a kilo of cocaine. A similar case occurred at Madrid Airport, where a woman hid 900 grams of the same drug under her curls.
The man had cocaine under his wig.
/9He was arrested because he was acting nervously.
He was arrested because he was acting nervously.
The officers became interested in the man's wig.
It had been cut open and drugs were found underneath it.
It had been cut open and drugs were found underneath it.
It had been cut open and drugs were found underneath it.
It had been cut open and drugs were found underneath it.
It had been cut open and drugs were found underneath it.
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