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A Colombian Man Has Been
Caught Trying To Smuggle £8,000
Worth of Cocaine Under A Wig
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The drugs were dis- covered by police after the 40-year-old attempted to board a plane to Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Rafael Nunez
International Airport.
Footage released by police showed the wig being cut off the man's head to reveal 19 capsules of the
substance, which weighed 220g.
The man was arrest- ed on suspicion of trafficking, manufac- turing and carrying
narcotic substances, the Colombian nation- al police said.
The force said the bust had affected criminal finances and
"prevented the sale of more than 400 doses of cocaine, valued at more than €10,000 (£8,296) in interna- tional markets".
Police commander, Gelver Yecid Pena Araque, said so far this year more than 450 people have been arrested for drug trafficking
"We are dealing deci- sive blows against these criminal struc- tures that not only fight over local drug trafficking, but are also the generators of different violent acts and other types of crimes that disrupt peace and coexis- tence," he said.
"We continue to insist on the importance of the community being our main ally, provid- ing timely information that helps us identify and locate criminals."
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