Man arrested in Colombia for attempting to cross cocaine hidden in his wig

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A man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport on February 20, 2025, after authorities discovered that he was carrying cocaine capsules hidden in his wig. teleSUR

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00:00We now move on to other topics.

00:01In Colombia, the police arrested a 40-year-old man who tried to smuggle several bags of cocaine

00:07hidden under a carefully placed tupi onto a flight to the Netherlands.

00:12According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Monday at Cartagena Airport as he was about

00:18to board a flight to Amsterdam.

00:21As can be revealed, the hidden shipment of 220 grams of cocaine packed in small bags

00:27strategically placed under the narco wig.

00:30Police estimate the street value of the drug to be approximately 10,000 euros on European

00:36markets.

00:37In this context, a police video captured the moment when an officer wearing blue gloves

00:41carefully removed the suspect with scissors, revealing approximately a dozen pockets of

00:47cocaine.

00:56After scanning this person, we found he had a wig containing more than 220 grams of cocaine,

01:02which he intended to take to the Netherlands.

01:07With this action, we attach the criminal revenue in Europe with an estimated price of more

01:12than 10,000 euros.

01:14This is the second detention at the airport in these checkpoints.

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