The 40-year-old man was arrested at a Colombian airport on suspicion of drug trafficking after officers noticed his suspicious toupee

A Colombian man has been arrested while boarding a flight from Cartagena to Amsterdam after police found cocaine stashed under his toupee.

The 40-year-old man was taken into custody last week at Rafael Nunez International Airport on suspicion of drug trafficking, manufacturing and carrying narcotic substances.

Authorities said he was found with 19 cocaine capsules valued at more than $10,000 hidden under his wig. He was caught after being screened through a scanner at the Colombian airport.

Video footage of the arrest showed officers cutting off the toupee from the man’s head, with several small packages of cocaine seen attached to the inside of the wig.

Authorities said they seized 220 grams of cocaine.

Metropolitan Police of Cartagena Commander Gelver Yecid Pena Araque said over 450 people have been arrested so far this year for drug trafficking.

He added that over 115 kilos of hallucinogens have been seized, including marijuana and cocaine.

"We are giving forceful blows against these criminal structures that not only dispute the local drug trafficking, but also generate different violent acts and other types of crimes that alter tranquility and coexistence,” he said.

“We continue to insist on the importance of the community being our main ally, we provide timely information, which helps us identify and locate criminals.”