Cocaine found under man's wig at airport
A man headed to Amsterdam from Cartagena, Colombia, was arrested after police say they discovered around $10,000 worth of cocaine under his wig.
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A man headed to Amsterdam from Cartagena, Colombia, was arrested after police say they discovered around $10,000 worth of cocaine under his wig.
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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Officials said a total of 111 bundles were found, containing 2,276 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of about $76 million.
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Spanish police arrested Oscar Sanchez Gil along with 15 other people as part of a probe into the country's largest-ever cocaine bust.
A ship carried crates of bananas that concealed identically designed boxes containing the cocaine, police said.
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