Man Arrested With $34,000 Worth Of Cocaine Under His Wig

The Spanish Police on Tuesday revealed that it arrested a Colombian man at Barcelona airport with half a kilo of cocaine hidden under his wig.

Police in a statement noted that the man attracted the officers’ attention because he was “considerably nervous” and his wig was of “disproportionate size.

Officers questioned the man and found a “perfectly-sealed package taped to his head.” It contained 503 grammes (1.1 pounds) of cocaine worth over 30,000 euros ($34,000).

In what Police have dubbed “Operation Toupee,” the man was arrested at Barcelona’s El Prat airport, Spain’s second busiest, after arriving on a flight from Bogota at the end of June.

Spain is seen as an important gateway for cocaine to Europe, mainly from Colombia, smugglers sometimes often resort to creative methods to get drugs past Spanish customs.

In recent years, Police have found cocaine inside breast implants, hollowed-out pineapples, a wheelchair cushion, a plaster cast encasing a man’s broken leg, and a 42-piece crockery set.

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