He was carrying half a kilo of cocaine hidden in his hairpiece and the police stopped him because of the strange shape of his head.

A Colombian citizen was arrested at Barcelona airport with half a kilo of cocaine hidden under his forelockthe Spanish national police said on Tuesday.

According to Spanish troops, the man, arrived by a flight from Bogotá, "drew attention to his remarkable state of health. nervousness and for the Disproportionate size of the forelock what did he look like? "

The agents intercepted it and, after examining it, found under the insert "a perfectly sealed package attached to his head", which contains 503 grams of cocaine powder, of a value greater than $ 34,000.

The man, who is accused of a crime against public health as part of the so-called "Operation Peluquin", was arrested in late June and brought to justice, police said.

Spain is a usual means of entry of Colombian cocaine into Europe, and in recent years, traffickers have not stopped surprising Spanish customs with ingenious methods. For example, the police recently discovered drugs hidden in bad implants, hollow pineapples or wheelchairs.