Drug fund - 55 Kilos Marijuana in Transporter - Men in U-Detention
55 Kilograms Marijuana and three arrests - this is the balance of a police operation in Eppelheim (Rhein-Neckar-District). In the night from Monday, the officers received tips about a possible burglary attempt at a school, as the Heidelberg Prosecutor's Office and Mannheim Police Headquarters reported. At the scene, they found a car with a running engine and a 49-year-old man asleep behind the wheel. Next to it stood a truck.
Two Men in their mid-40s were discovered jumping out of the truck's cargo area, as further information stated. One surrendered himself to the police without resistance, while the other fled and offered resistance during the arrest. According to reports, three officers were lightly injured. The 49-year-old man in the car was also arrested. All three men were later taken into custody - among other reasons, due to flight risk.
The reason: The police discovered a second wall between the passenger compartment and the cargo area in the truck - with a smuggling compartment. In it, the police reportedly found approximately 55 Kilograms Marihuana, packaged in vacuum-sealed folio packages, each containing 500 grams and one kilogram. It was assumed that the drugs had been imported from abroad, according to the investigation. They were allegedly to be loaded into the car and then sold. The investigators made no statements regarding the market value of the drug seizure.
- The police operation in Eppelheim, Baden-Württemberg, resulted in the seizure of 55 Kilograms of Marijuana.
- The two men discovered jumping out of the truck's cargo area were initially suspected of attempting a burglary at a school.
- The Rhein-Neckar-District's Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office in Heidelberg were involved in the investigation of the criminality related to Marijuana.
- The 49-year-old man who was asleep in the car was also arrested as a part of the police operation.
- The Automatic tracking system of the Mannheim Police allowed them to follow the transporter of the drugs, leading to the scene of the burglary attempt in Eppelheim.
- The Drug fund gained from the seized Marijuana will be used for further investigations and initiatives against criminality in the Rhein-Neckar-District.
- The Appelheim municipality expressed its gratitude to the police for their swift and successful operation, which prevented potential harm to the community's youth.
- The arrested individuals are currently being held in custody, pending further investigation by the Mannheim Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office in Heidelberg.
