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Man caught smuggling cocaine under wig at Colombian airport

Authorities arrested a 40-year-old Colombian man at Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine hidden under a wig. They identified the suspect through passenger profiling before he boarded a flight to Amsterdam. The suspect had 19 capsules of cocaine weighing 220 grams, estimated to be worth $10,500, hidden beneath a toupee. The arrest is part of broader efforts by Colombian authorities to disrupt drug traff…

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Colombian man arrested for hiding cocaine under toupee at Cartagena airport

Colombian police arrested a man at an airport in Cartagena for trying to smuggle cocaine under a toupee on a flight to Amsterdam. The 220 grams of drugs were worth €10,000 euros.

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Man tried to smuggle about a dozen bags of cocaine under "narco wig," Colombian police say

Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee.

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Man arrested at Colombia airport for trying to smuggle cocaine in wig

Police said 19 small packets, totalling 220g, were found in the toupee-styled “narco-wig".

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Colombian police have arrested a 40-year-old man who tried to smuggle 220 grams of cocaine onto a plane bound for Amsterdam. He hid it under a carefully fitted wig.

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Colombian police catch man smuggling packets of cocaine under toupee

Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee.