BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man making an attempt to smuggle a number of luggage of cocaine hid beneath a meticulously connected toupee.
Police stated the suspect was detained at Cartagena’s airport on Monday as he ready to board a flight to Amsterdam.
A scanner revealed the hidden cargo: 220 grams of cocaine packaged in small luggage, strategically positioned underneath what authorities described as a “narco wig.”
Police estimate the road worth of the medicine at roughly 10,000 euros in European markets.
A police video launched on Monday captured the second an officer, carrying blue gloves, fastidiously eliminated the suspect’s wig with scissors, revealing roughly a dozen packets of cocaine. Additional police statements confirmed the suspect’s prior felony document, which included two earlier drug trafficking convictions.
“Organized crime teams are exploiting younger individuals, falsely suggesting they will simply bypass our safety measures,” stated Cartagena Police Commander Gen. Gelver Yesid Peña. “Nonetheless, this case demonstrates that isn’t true.”
Cocaine manufacturing in Colombia has been rising since 2013, based on the United Nations Workplace on Drug and Crime.
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A report revealed in October by the worldwide group discovered that the cultivation of coca bushes elevated by 10 % in Colombia in 2023, whereas potential cocaine manufacturing elevated 53% from the earlier yr.
Whereas a 2016 peace agreement with the FARC rebels aimed to curb coca cultivation in rural areas, smaller armed teams have crammed the ability vacuum, actively selling the profitable cocaine commerce.
