Man caught smuggling cocaine under his wig at the airport

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A man’s unusual attempt to smuggle cocaine under a wig was foiled by Colombian police at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI. Vision courtesy: Policia de Colombia via Storyful

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00:00A man's unusual attempt to smuggle cocaine under a wig was foiled by Colombian police

00:06at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena.

00:11The 40-year-old suspect was preparing to board a flight to Amsterdam when an airport scanner

00:16flagged something suspicious on his head.

00:25Officers from Colombia's anti-narcotics unit inspected further and discovered more than

00:29220 grams of cocaine worth over $16,000 hidden beneath his hairpiece.

00:35Footage released by authorities shows officers examining the man's scan before carefully

00:40cutting into his wig, revealing multiple packets of white powder.

00:43A field test confirmed the substance as cocaine.

00:47The suspect, originally from Pereira, was arrested at the scene.

00:51Colombian police frequently conduct such inspections as part of their ongoing anti-narcotics

00:55operations at major airports.

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