Historical drug discovery in Berlin – and the packages even had luxury logos printed on them.
Berlin – In Berlin, huge amounts of drugs were confiscated by customs – including the largest amount of the dangerous drug crystal meth to date.
18.1 kilograms of the synthetic drug, almost 30 kilograms of cocaine and around 47 kilograms of ecstasy were found by customs on Tuesday during searches and the arrest of a three-man gang of dealers, as announced on Thursday.
Representatives from customs and the public prosecutor’s office spoke of an outstanding drug discovery with a street sales value of around four million euros and a severe blow to drug trafficking. A total of around a hundred officers were on duty.
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The investigations into these cases provided evidence that the suspects who had now been caught smuggled in drugs on a large scale from the Netherlands and Poland and operated a sales and distribution network in Berlin in a conspiratorial manner. According to customs, for example, they set up drug stores in apartments that they rented under false names for this purpose.
The signs are alarming: Police and drug experts have been saying for some time that the dangerous drug crystal meth has been on the rise for years. So far, the synthetic drug came from the Czech Republic and was a problem especially in Saxony, southern Brandenburg, Thuringia and Bavaria.
The sales value of the seized drugs is around four million eurosPhoto: picture alliance / dpa
Crystal meth is now also reaching Berlin in larger quantities – and there are new countries of origin and distribution channels.
In Berlin and Brandenburg, crystal meth has so far been of “secondary importance”, said the head of the Berlin-Brandenburg customs investigation, Oliver Pampel-Jabrane.
In the past few years only amounts of up to a few kilograms have been found. In 2020, ten kilos were discovered for the first time in one fell swoop. Now comes this new big find. Therefore, one has to “reassess” the situation, he emphasized.
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