Discovery of illegal substances. - Largest crackdown on cocaine smuggling in Germany with billions of euros involved.
German authorities claimed to have recently inflicted a significant blow against the cocaine trade within the country. The Customs Investigation Office in Stuttgart and the Prosecutor's Office in Düsseldorf revealed on Friday that they had seized "large quantities" of cocaine valued at billions of Euros. Searches occurred in seven federal states, resulting in the execution of seven arrest warrants.
Updates on the investigations to be shared later
Details about these investigations will be disclosed during a press conference in Düsseldorf on Monday. The locations of the searches included Bonn, Cologne, Leverkusen, Rhein-Sieg-District, Wachtberg (all in North Rhine-Westphalia), Munich (in Bavaria), Berlin, Hamburg, Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg, Heidekreis in Lower Saxony, and Frankfurt am Main in Hesse. Officials will provide further information at the upcoming press conference.
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The seized cocaine was primarily destined for distribution within Germany, according to the Cologne-based investigator heading the case. This large-scale cocaine trafficking operation was uncovered in multiple German cities, including Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Cologne, and Frankfurt am Main. The Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office is planning to initiate proceedings against several individuals in connection with the cocaine smuggling case. authorities in Berlin and Hamburg also played a crucial role in the crackdown on cocaine trafficking in Germany.
