A man attempted a unique method to smuggle cocaine onto a flight, but it all quickly fell apart for him.
The 40-year-old Colombian man was caught attempting to smuggle $10,000 worth of cocaine hidden beneath a wig while trying to board a flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Check it out below:The suspect was stopped at Rafael Núñez International Airport, where police discovered the illegal drugs.
Footage released by authorities showed officers removing the man's wig, revealing 19 capsules containing 220 grams of cocaine, per Sky News.
Colombian national police confirmed the man was arrested on suspicion of trafficking, manufacturing, and carrying narcotic substances.
They stated that the seizure had disrupted criminal finances and "prevented the sale of more than 400 doses of cocaine, valued at more than €10,000 in international markets."
Police commander Gelver Yecid Peña Araque highlighted the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking, noting that more than 450 individuals had been arrested for similar offenses this year.
"We are dealing decisive blows against these criminal structures 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 coexistence," he said.
"We continue to insist on the importance of the community being our main ally, providing timely information that helps us identify and locate criminals."
Finding cocaine under a wig isn't the only weird place, as one person who was out looking for turtle nests stumbled upon $4 million worth back in June 2024.
The discovery occurred on Amelia Island Beach in Nassau County, according to News4Jax.
Authorities confirmed the package contained 32 kilograms of cocaine, valued at approximately $1 million in brick form but exceeding $4 million on the street.
Locals and tourists were astounded by the unusual beach find.
“That’s a tremendous amount of cocaine and what is it doing this far north? So, it was a shock,” Megan Feldman told News4Jax.
Tourist Paula Johns from South Carolina added: “We came out looking for shark teeth, but their value is not quite the street value of the other stuff that’s washing up. But we’re still looking for shark teeth.”
Drug smuggling is a known issue along the shores of South Florida, where packages of illicit substances frequently wash up.
Despite the frequent appearance of drugs along Florida’s southern coastline, authorities say such a large find is uncommon in Nassau County.
“It’s very rare here in Nassau County,” Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said. “Many years ago, there were bales of marijuana that washed up on the beach, but to my knowledge, something like this washing up is certainly a rare event.”
“More than likely, it was on a boat that law enforcement or Coast Guard was getting close to and they just threw it overboard to get rid of it so they didn’t have possession of it. The sea current just washes it up along the coastline,” Sheriff Leeper explained.