Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee.

Hair-raising footage captured Colombian cops exposing a drug smuggler who had hidden $10,000 worth of cocaine under a wig glued to his head.

The Metropolitan Police of Cartagena said that a 40-year-old man was caught with 220 grams of cocaine while trying to go through airport security after a scanner showed the drugs in the toupee. The incident occurred as the man was trying to travel on a flight to Amsterdam.

The passenger was attempting to board a flight from Cartagena, Colombia to Amsterdam when officials busted him

Police in Colombia arrested a man at an airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth thousands under his toupee, officials announced on Monday.

A man headed to Amsterdam from Cartagena, Colombia, was arrested after police say they discovered around $10,000 worth of cocaine under his wig.

Police said 19 small packets, totalling 220g, were found in the toupee-styled “narco-wig". Read more at straitstimes.com.

There was over $10,000 worth of cocaine under the wig, police said. Police in Colombia arrested a man who was caught attempting to smuggle over $10,000 worth of cocaine hidden in his wig. The 40-year-old suspect was scheduled to fly to Amsterdam, Netherlands, before he was arrested at Rafael Nunez International Airport.