The man tried to smuggle a dozen bags of cocaine under “Narco wig”, says Colombian police

Bogota, Colombia -Kolumbian police say they arrested a 40-year-old man who tried to smuggle a few bags of cocaine hidden under the carefully attached Toupee.

Police said the suspect was detained at the Cartagen airport on Monday as he was about to board a flight to Amsterdam. The scanner discovered a hidden burden: 220 grams of cocaine packed in small bags, strategically placed under what the authorities described as a “drug wig.”

Police estimate the street drug value at about 10,000 euros ($ 10,500) in the European markets.

A police video posted on Monday recorded the moment when the officer, who wore blue gloves, carefully removed the wig of suspected scissors, discovering about a dozen cocaine packages. Further police statements confirmed the prior criminal complaint of the suspect, which included two previous condemnation for drug trafficking.

“Organized criminal groups exploit young people, suggesting that they can easily bypass our safety measures,” said police commander Cartagen General Gelver Yesid Peña. “However, this case shows that this is not true.”

Cocaine production in Colombia has been increasing since 2013, according to the United Nations Office for drugs and crime.

A report published in October by the International Organization found that the cultivation of Coca shrubs increased by 10% in Colombia in 2023, while potential cocaine production increased 53% compared to the previous year.

While the 2016 Peace Agreement with the Farc rebels aimed to suppress the cultivation of coca in rural areas, fewer armed groups filled the vacuum of currents, actively promoting the lucrative cocaine trade.

In July 2019, the Colombian man was arrested at the Barcelona airport with an eye A kilogram of cocaine hidden under his toupeeSaid the Spanish police. The man attracted the attention of the officer because he was “significantly nervous” and his wig was “disproportionate size,” police said in a statement.

The cops questioned the man and found a “perfectly closed package shot in the head”. It contained 503 grams (£ 1.1) cocaine, worth more than 30,000 euros ($ 34,000).