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Man caught trying to smuggle cocaine under a wig in Colombia (news.sky.com)

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A Colombian man has been caught trying to smuggle £8,000 worth of cocaine under a wig.

The drugs were discovered 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 arrested on suspicion of trafficking, manufacturing and carrying narcotic substances, the Colombian national 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 international markets".

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[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 7 points 5 months ago

Drugs? Busted. Wig? Snatched.

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't do that shit but if it's £37.70 a gram I think you're being ripped off. Or is that just what the folks working at sky news pay?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

London prices.

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

That amount of money will barely get you an hours parking in London. It's cheaper to snort up and march to the pub its seems.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Is this viral marketing for Andor’s new haircut?

[+] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago (6 children)

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

You get a measly 15ish minute caffeine rush.

Don't forget the added bonus - it turns everyone into insufferable bores.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Depends on the person, but yes excessive narcissistic yapping tends to happen.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

Cocaine lasts a little longer like 40 minutes or so and is definitely more fun than caffeine.

The short duration can be an advantage as well, if you snort a line at after work party on a weekday.

Regarding the price, compare it to the cost of a beer at a pub, a night club‘s door fee, and a taxi. A gram lasts two people for a night out easily.

It’s expensive, but definitely affordable for most people, if they’re not daily users.

The high cost also makes it a luxury item and status symbol compared to the mich cheaper amphetamine for example.

As for weed costs. Depending on tolerance people smoke more than a gram per day easily if they’re serious stoners.

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago

I will never do coke, I've watched far too many people go from nice peeps to total unmitigated thundercunts after a single snort.

The tagline for coke should be instant cunt, just add human.

why would anyone want to do anything that turns them into the sort of person they hate?

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

I'd try it (only for the sake of saying I've done it, for definitive proof that it's pointless)..

don't. It's addictive af

[–] NaturalViber@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

It's literally $80 a gram in my part of the USA, and that's for good stuff. I know this for um, reasons. If you pay any less than that, it's gonna be garbage cocaine.

[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 5 months ago

Cocaine actually costs more than that.

In the UK? Because those prices sound insane for mainland Europe. Should be closer to around €10 per gram ....