They arrested a woman of Colombian nationality this Friday at the Tocumen international airport in Panama wearing a “narcowig.” Presumed cocaine was detected hidden under a wig, reported the Panamanian drug prosecutor, Xiomara Rodríguez.
The detainee came from a flight from Colombia and was destined for Madrid, Spain. She was approached by the police at the air terminal after being suspicious of her hairstyle.
“Narcowig”
After doing a scanner test, the agents were able to observe that between the braids of her natural hair and a wig she hid drug tablets attached to her head.
According to Rodríguez, the woman was wearing “68 cylindrical black wrappers with white powder” under her wig.
This form of drug trafficking is unprecedented” in Panama, Rodríguez added, in a video posted on the Twitter of the Attorney of Panama.
According to the prosecutor, the woman will be brought before a court of guarantees for alleged international drug trafficking.
The Panamanian police published on their Twitter account a photo where two agents are seen holding a person, all of them from behind, behind a table with the packages of the alleged drug.
Narcogato
Within the curious modalities of drug trafficking, in 2021 the Panamanian police caught the “narcogato” on the perimeter of a prison. The case involved a feline carrying cocaine, crack and marijuana tied around his neck, presumably to introduce it into the prison.
Panama is the gateway to Central America for the drug that goes from South America, mainly Colombia, the world’s largest producer of cocaine, to the United States, the world’s largest consumer of this drug.
However, Central American authorities have warned of a significant increase in drug trafficking to Europe through, mainly, the Caribbean ports of the region.
#confiscation| Drug Prosecutor together with @ProtegeryServir They apprehended a second woman with drug tablets attached to her head, at the Tocumen International Airport. The woman was located 67 packages with alleged drugs. She came from Colombia bound for Spain. pic.twitter.com/qlr1QKL6F7
— Public Ministry (@PGN_PANAMA) June 3, 2022
