Wigs are no longer just meant for drag or movie ... "It’s just thrown away but it's gold," says Mr Venkatesh. Those pickers typically sell hair to local traders like Mr Venkatesh for between ...

Last September, two Chinese nationals arriving from Hong Kong were found hiding a total of some 2.6 kilograms of powdered gold in wigs at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Schemes for gold smuggling to ...

Smugglers have been caught by customs officers in Japan upon trying to smuggle gold through wigs and underwear. Customs authorities are ramping up measures to tighten border controls as smuggling ...