Smugglers & Strugglers w/ Abby Govindan
Smugglers & Strugglers w/ Abby Govindan  
Podcast: Scam Goddess
Published On: Tue Mar 18 2025
Description: On today’s episode, Laci is joined by stand-up comedian Abby Govindan to dive into the wildest and most ridiculous ways people have been caught smuggling drugs. A recent toupee smuggle struggle led them to the discovery of many more fails that led many folks to jail. You won’t believe how many everyday items can be made from cocaine! Laci and Abby rate their favorite smuggle fails, from dinnerware and high heels to Jesus. Stay schemin'! CON-gregation, catch Laci's new TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod  Laci Mosley: @divalaciAbby Govindan: @abbygovindan Research by Kathryn Doyle  SOURCEShttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocaine-toupee-narco-wig/https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742768864/drug-in-a-rug-is-that-a-bag-of-cocaine-under-your-toupeehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/16/man-held-in-spain-over-attempt-to-smuggle-cocaine-under-his-wighttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/16/inenglish/1563277743_245169.htmlhttps://www.thelocal.es/20140103/women-smuggled-drugs-under-wigshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/cocaine-under-wigs-smuggling-brazil-spain_n_4536776https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/15/woman-cocaine-breast-implants-arrested-madridhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20705742https://www.immigroup.com/topics/top-11-most-creative-drug-smuggling-attempts/https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2008/06/05/religion-news-police-confiscate-jesus/48553415007/https://www.chron.com/lifestyle/houston-belief/article/cocaine-jesus-statue-seized-by-agents-in-laredo-1777599.phphttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43005948https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/aug/11/91-year-old-sydney-man-charged-over-importing-5kg-of-cocaine-in-soap-barshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/4948988/Cocaine-cast-man-arrested-at-Spanish-airport.htmlhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/woman-fly-chile-spain-suitcases-made-cocaine-article-1.372793https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/manolo-blahnik-shoes-made-of-cocaine-northern-spainhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35082219https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1163468/Spanish-police-seize-42-piece-dinner-set--entirely-cocaine.htmlhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8998-gangs-turn-cocaine-into-clear-plastic-products/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.