German Authorities Discover Multi-Billion-Euro Cocaine Stash

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German narcotics agents have snagged an unprecedented haul of cocaine in the country, valued at several billion Euros. This revelation came from the Central Office for Organized Crime at the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor's Office on a recent Friday.

Beating the record for intra-German seizures of this drug, the large quantity of cocaine was found at Hamburg Port last year. The volume of drugs involved amounts to a whopping 35 tons.

Recent weeks saw searches conducted in seven federal states: North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hesse, and Lower Saxony. Seven arrest warrants were enacted in the process.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, investigators searched in Bonn, Cologne, Leverkusen, and Wachtberg in the Rhein-Sieg-District. The southern state of Bavaria saw operations in its prominent city of Munich. In Hesse, officers targeted Frankfurt. Measures were taken in Brandenburg's Märkisch-Oderland district, and in Lower Saxony's Heidekreis region.

The authorities will provide more details about the "OP Plexus" investigation, along with updates on the search results, during their upcoming Monday press conference.

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1. The record-breaking cocaine stash, worth billions, discovered in Germany, was primarily found in North Rhine-Westphalia, with smaller amounts also seized in Bavaria and Brandenburg.
2. The public prosecutor's office in Düsseldorf announced the seizure, which took place at the Port of Hamburg, marking a new high in intra-German cocaine seizures.
3. Investigations into the drug trafficking ring, codenamed "OP Plexus," have led to searches in seven German states, including Düsseldorf, Munich, Frankfurt, and several other regions.
4. Drugs worth several billion Euros were found in Hamburg last year, marking a record quantity for cocaine seizures within Germany.
5. In a joint operation involving authorities from various German states, including Hesse, Lower Saxony, Bavaria, and Brandenburg, a total of 35 tons of cocaine were confiscated.
6. The Port of Hamburg, known as one of Germany's busiest shipping hubs, has become a significant location for cocaine smuggling and seizures within the country.
7. The authorities in Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Hesse are currently collaborating with the North Rhine-Westphalia public prosecutor's office to dismantle the drug trafficking organization and bring those responsible to justice.

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