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Colombia’s national police were in for a hair-raising shock when they busted a man trying to board a plane wearing a "Narco wig" -- a disguise hiding $42 million Colombian Pesos -- about 10K USD -- worth of illicit goods.

The unnamed 40-year-old man, hailing from Colombia's Coffee Region, got snagged by authorities just before boarding his flight to Amsterdam at Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport -- after a security scanner exposed nine cocaine capsules cleverly camouflaged beneath a synthetic thick black wig.

Don’t believe it? Well, there’s video proof of authorities thwarting his criminal scheme -- carefully snipping away at the wig to reveal all the cocaine stashed underneath.

It’s another rough day in the skies for Delta -- this time, a plane’s cabin filled with thick smoke mid-flight, leading to an emergency landing and evacuation of everyone onboard.

The Boeing 717 aircraft was en route to Columbia, South Carolina Monday morning when "haze inside the aircraft" was reported, forcing an immediate return to Atlanta, with all 94 passengers evacuated via emergency inflatable slides.

One passenger's video shows smoke permeating the cabin in the mid-air flight, with everyone holding clothes over their faces to protect themselves. Later footage shows them safely on the tarmac after debarking.

An American Airlines flight bound for India from New York had to be diverted to Rome after a security concern ... and it required a Eurofighter jet escort.

The flight took off from JFK Airport on Sunday and was heading to New Delhi but the flight had to be diverted to Rome. According to ABC News, a fake, unfounded bomb threat was initially received via email.

Video on social media shows fighter jets in the sky escorting the plane safely to the airport in Italy.

6:35 PM PT -- Austin Stowe, an Amazon spokesperson tells TMZ ... “We’re deeply disturbed by this awful incident and our thoughts continue to be with Ms. Douglas as she recovers from her injuries. We took immediate action to ensure the driver no longer delivers to Amazon customers, and we're supporting the Baltimore Police Department and other members of law enforcement as they investigate."

The woman who was run over by an Amazon delivery truck has been identified ... and, her lawyer says they're investigating whether to sue.

Chelsey Douglas is the woman in the shocking video who was hit by the van ... and her lawyer, David Ellin, says she suffered life-threatening injuries in the scary incident.

Ellin says Douglas -- who is obviously still recovering from the crash with "severe injuries" -- has received a ton of requests for interviews and comments ... but, right now she and her family need privacy so she can heal.

Disturbing body cam footage shows the moment a police officer fatally shot a 16-year-old boy fleeing from a gun-wielding youth at a California train station.

The San Diego PD on Friday released the surveillance video and body-worn camera footage from the station, capturing the entire January 28 incident as it unfolded at Santa Fe Depot in the city's downtown area.

The Los Angeles district attorney claims the letter detailing the alleged abuse Erik and Lyle Menendez faced at the hands of their father is fabricated and totally ludicrous ... this according to their attorney.

Mark Geragos -- a prominent defense attorney and the cohost of TMZ's "2 Angry Men" podcast -- spoke with NBC Boston about D.A. Nathan Hochman claiming the letter Erik allegedly sent to his cousin Andy Cano months before the Menendez brothers killed their parents might not be legit.

Listen to Geragos' comments for yourself ... he says the implication that Jose Menendez's sister Marta Cano and Kitty Menendez's sister Joan VanderMolen are lying about the letter -- they've testified to its authenticity under the penalty of perjury -- is BS, and totally unfair to the two women.

The Menendez Brothers got a thumbs down from the L.A. County D.A. when it comes to getting a new trial based on new evidence.

L.A. County D.A. Nathan Hochman just announced his office will oppose the brothers' request for another trial based on 2 pieces of evidence -- a letter from Erik to his cousin purportedly written in 1988 where Erik discusses sexual abuse, and a declaration from a member of Menudo saying Jose Menendez molested him in the '80s. The D.A. says the new evidence does not change what happened when Erik and Lyle were convicted of murder.

Hochman says he did not hear the "2 Angry Men" podcast in which Erik and Lyle talked about how they've evolved in the 35 years behind bars.

Nate Richie is one of the passengers who survived the Delta plane crash in Toronto ... and he's scoffing at the airline's $30,000 offer.

Nate tells us he hasn't been able to sleep since Monday's crash and he doesn't think the $30K offer extended to survivors is remotely close to the toll the incident is taking on his mental health.

He has hired attorney Ardalan Montazer, and he doesn't believe he'll ever fly again ... that's how traumatized he is by the crash landing.

Luigi Mangione is about to go before a judge ... and the NYC courthouse is packed to the gills with folks who traveled from across the country to get a glimpse of the man accused of killing a healthcare CEO.

The accused killer's first court appearance since December is happening today on the 15th floor of a Lower Manhattan courthouse, where people waited for hours in the freezing cold just for a chance to get inside and see Luigi.

One of those hopefuls is Brooke Warner ... a 28-year-old woman from Utah who tells us she flew to the Big Apple with her fiancé just for Luigi's hearing.

A plane in Brazil was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird smashed into its nose ... and, from the size of the damage, many might wonder if they're breeding pterodactyls in the country.

Photos of the Airbus A321 have been released ... with a massive hole marring the front of the aircraft. Alongside the dent is a huge hole exposing the interior of the aircraft -- all caused by one bird, according to officials.

According to reports ... the LATAM Airlines plane hit a bird shortly after taking off from Brazil's Galeao Airport in Rio de Janeiro, heading for São Paulo Thursday morning -- and, it was forced to immediately turn and land back at Galeao.

Luigi Mangione's loyal supporters are now portraying the accused killer as some god-like figure ahead of his court appearance Friday ... they plastered a giant poster of him appearing as an apostle on the side of a New York City building.

Check it out ... the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer is pictured standing in front of a sun wearing a green and white cloak with a red heart on it. Yellow letters reading "FREE LUIGI" are printed across his neck.

Mangione will head to state court Friday afternoon ... marking the first time he will sit before a judge since his arraignment on charges he allegedly shot to death UnitedHealthCare Group CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024.

Ten people allegedly involved in the brutal beating that ultimately killed inmate Robert Brooks have been charged in connection to the death ... with six of them facing murder charges.

Nicholas Anzalone, David Kingsley, Anthony Farina, Christopher Walrath, Mathew Galliher and an unnamed suspect who hasn't been arraigned yet all face charges of second-degree murder in the violent beating.

Three others -- Michael Mashaw, Michael Fisher and David Walters -- have been charged with manslaughter. Nicholas Gentile has been charged with tampering with physical evidence.

An Amazon delivery driver has been caught on video plowing down a woman crossing the street ... then speeding off, leaving her lying on the ground.

The harrowing incident happened on Tuesday night in a suburb of Baltimore. Police say the 29-year-old woman was crossing the street at the time ... video shows the Amazon truck moving forward when a green light appears.

As the woman is struck, she lets out a chilling shriek as the Amazon driver slowly drives on top of her ... dragging her along as the van moves.

Chauncy Glover -- a local Los Angeles news anchor -- died from acute intoxication by a pair of drugs including methamphetamine ... TMZ has learned.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner released a statement Wednesday determining Glover died from "acute intoxication by the combined effects of chloroethane and methamphetamine."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chloroethane is a colorless, flammable gas used to numb the skin before piercings and to treat sports injuries. It's unclear how Glover came into contact with it.

The death has been ruled an accident, but the full medical examiner's report won't be ready until the end of next month, the press release states.

Justin Baldoni's business partner planned to go scorched earth on Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, according to Lively's amended complaint ... comparing the impending legal battle to Israel's campaign against Hamas.

According to the document, Steve Sarowitz -- a partner in Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios, which produced "It Ends With Us" -- was ready to take down the Hollywood power couple back in August 2024 ... with Lively's team claiming he told a third party if the two ever "cross the line," he would go after them.

Blake says he then employed an outlandish analogy ... allegedly telling this person -- who was working with Wayfarer on a project unrelated to Lively and Baldoni's flick -- “I will protect the studio like Israel protected itself from Hamas. There were 39,000 dead bodies. There will be two dead bodies when I’m done."

A passenger who filmed the terrifying evacuation of the Delta flight that flipped upside down in Canada is speaking out about the chaos and fear everyone experienced onboard.

Pete Koukov shared his chilling account on the "Today" show Tuesday, describing the wild moment the day before -- when he and the other passengers were left "dangling like bats" after the Delta Endeavor flight from Minneapolis to Toronto flipped over upon landing.

Pete said he didn’t realize anything was amiss until the plane slammed into the ground. That’s when he looked out the window, only to see sparks and flames grinding against the earth.