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A Colombian man was arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth thousands under his toupee, officials announced on Monday.

The suspect was caught before taking a flight to Amsterdam from Cartagena’s Rafael Nunez International Airport, according to Reuters and Sky News.

“This individual is profiled by one of our experts and subjected to the procedure,” Gelver Yecid Pena Araque for the Metropolitan Police of Cartagena said in a statement translated by Reuters.

“There, through the scanner and a body search, the wig was found, which contained more than 220 grams of cocaine that he intended to take to this country [Amsterdam] and with this, criminal profits got hit,” he continued.

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Man had more than a dozen tablets under his toupee

The 40-year-old was taken into custody on manufacturing and carrying narcotic substances and suspicion of trafficking charges, the outlets reported.

The video shows an officer cutting the man’s hairpiece, exposing 19 drug-filled tablets. Police said the cocaine was worth an estimated 10,000 euros, or about $10,515 in U.S. dollars, per the reports.

Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.

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