A 40 -year -old Colombian man was arrested after trying to smuggled 19 cocaine capsules under his wig in an airport.
The drug scheme in a fine was reduced earlier this month, when the police discovered drugs, with a value of almost C $ 14,000, at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena. According to multiple reports, the man was about to board an airplane to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The images published by the Police show the man wig cutting off his head and skillfully hidden drugs inside.
The man was arrested to manufacture and transport narcotic substances and suspicion of traffic charges, Reuters reported. Estimated police that the stash was the equivalent of 400 doses.
This screenshot of the National Police of Colombians shows an officer who cuts the wig of the man's head, revealing multiple cocaine packages underneath.
Screengrab / National Police of Colombians
Metropolitan Police of Cartagena Commander, Gelver Yecid Peña Araque, Said Colombia Has arrested more than 450 people This year for drug trafficking and more than 115 kg of drugs have been seized.
“We are treating decisive blows against these criminal structures that not only fight for local drug trafficking, but are also generators of different violent acts and other types of crimes that interrupt peace and coexistence,” he said.
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