Customs officers were left scratching their heads after they stopped a traveller smuggling more than 33lb of human hair through an airport.
The man was pulled aside after strolling through the “nothing to declare” gate.
Footage showed an officer tearing open a bin bag to reveal dozens of ponytails stuffed inside.
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In total, officials seized more than 15kg (33lb 1oz) of hair – all confirmed to be human – with an estimated street value of around 270,000 PLN (£55,000), as reported by Need To Know.
The suspect, a Ukrainian citizen, had flown into Kraków Airport, Poland, from Dubai, UAE.
Investigators believe the hair originated in Turkey and was destined for the Polish market.
Poland’s National Revenue Administration said last Wednesday (1 Oct): “Customs and Revenue Service officers from the Lesser Poland Customs and Tax Office in Kraków found human hair in a traveller’s luggage during an inspection at Kraków-Balice Airport.
“The traveller, a Ukrainian citizen who had arrived from Dubai, went through the ‘Nothing to Declare’ channel and failed to declare the goods for customs control.
Officers discovered 94 bundles of human hair of varying lengths, weighing over 15kg. The market value of the goods is estimated at 270,000 PLN.
“Criminal fiscal proceedings have been initiated in the case, and the traveller faces a fine.”
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