Indian smugglers hide gold under their wigs - and now they have toupee! Crooks are caught after suspicious haircuts gave them away

  •  The suspects were arrested at Chennai International Airport on Sunday
  • Officials discovered 698 grams of gold paste hidden under their suspicious wigs
  •  The crooks had glued black packets of cash and gold paste to their headsThis is the moment two men were caught smuggling gold and cash into an airport, underneath their wigs.

    Suspects Magroob Akbarali and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen were stopped while leaving the airport on Sunday because of their suspicious hairstyles.  

    Officials soon discovered they were wearing wigs concealing two gold paste packets weighing 698 grams.This is the moment Magroob Akbarali and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen were caught smuggling gold and cash into an airport, underneath their wigs

    This is the moment Magroob Akbarali and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen were caught smuggling gold and cash into an airport, underneath their wigs

    The suspects were stopped while leaving the airport on Sunday because of their suspicious hairstyles

    The suspects were stopped while leaving the airport on Sunday because of their suspicious hairstyles

    Officials soon discovered they were wearing wigs concealing two gold paste packets weighing 698 grams

    Officials soon discovered they were wearing wigs concealing two gold paste packets weighing 698 grams

    Officials discovered black packets filled with cash and gold paste glued to the crook's heads. Gold was also recovered form their socks and rectums

    Officials discovered black packets filled with cash and gold paste glued to the crook's heads. Gold was also recovered form their socks and rectums

    Airport customs officials seized gold and foreign currency worth a total of $382,943 (£277,961) from southern India's Chennai International Airport on March 21

    Airport customs officials seized gold and foreign currency worth a total of $382,943 (£277,961) from southern India's Chennai International Airport on March 21In the footage, officials can be seen peeling back the fake hair to reveal black packets filled with cash and gold paste glued to crook's heads.Gold was also recovered from their socks and rectums.

    The cash, along with chunks of gold and other illicit items can be seen laid out on the counter as the crooks watch on in embarrassment.

    The pair were arrested in the airport terminal after arriving at Chennai from Dubai.

    Airport customs officials seized gold and foreign currency worth a total of $382,943 (£277,961) from southern India's Chennai International Airport on March 21.

    The cash, along with chunks of gold and other illicit items can be seen laid out on the counter as the crooks watch on in embarrassment

    The cash, along with chunks of gold and other illicit items can be seen laid out on the counter as the crooks watch on in embarrassment

    Airport customs officials seized gold and foreign currency worth a total of $382,943 (£277,961) from southern India's Chennai International Airport on March 21

     Magroob Akbarali and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen were arrested in the airport terminal after arriving at Chennai from Dubai

    A similar incident took place on Friday when three men were arrested at Chennai airport for concealing gold under their wigs

    A similar incident took place on Friday when three men were arrested at Chennai airport for concealing gold under their wigs

    Three gold paste packets weighing 2410 grams were found on the passengers who had travelled from Dubai and Sharjah on Friday

    Three gold paste packets weighing 2410 grams were found on the passengers who had travelled from Dubai and Sharjah on Friday

    In another case, a 42-year-old man travelling to Chennai from Dubai had concealed three bundles of gold paste in his rectum

    In another case, a 42-year-old man travelling to Chennai from Dubai had concealed three bundles of gold paste in his rectum

    In a separate incident, gold bars were found in a cloth bag concealed in a hollow pipe under one of the aircraft's seats

    In a separate incident, gold bars were found in a cloth bag concealed in a hollow pipe under one of the aircraft's seats

    A similar incident took place on Friday when three men were arrested at Chennai airport for concealing gold under their wigs. 

    Three gold paste packets weighing 2410 grams were found on the passengers who had travelled from Dubai and Sharjah. 

    In another case, a 42-year-old man travelling to Chennai from Dubai had concealed three bundles of gold paste in his rectum.  

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