Successful hit against drug smuggling Record discovery of 100 kilo of cocaine has leads to Bonn

BONN/ HAMBURG/STUTTGART · A team of several police officers seized 100 kilogram of cocaine in Hamburg. The trace leads to a 38-year-old man living and working in Bonn and Hamburg.

A team of several police officers seized 100 kilogram of cocaine in Hamburg. The trace leads to a 38-year-old man living and working in Bonn and Hamburg. Investigators from Stuttgart have arrested a 38-year-old man living and working in Bonn and Hamburg who is connected with the discovery of 100 kilogram of cocaine.

During the "long and precisely planned" operation, officials came across the narcotics that had been hidden in banana boxes on a cargo ship and arrived in Germany from Ecuador. In total, the investigators seized 102 packages of white powder, each weighing about one kilogram. At the same time, investigators arrested the 38-year-old suspect, who was about to "take over" the cocaine.

According to the police, the perpetrators used only encrypted means of communication to prevent police action. Investigators from the Bonn and Hamburg police headquarters as well as customs investigators from Hamburg were also involved in the investigation and arrest. Following the arrest, searches were carried out in Bonn and Hamburg at the places of residence and work of the arrested person.

The investigators were able to seize evidence such as mobile phones, a notebook and written documents. The suspected drug dealer, who is in custody, has not yet provided any information on the allegations. The find is the largest in Germany this year. According to the police, the cocaine has a market value of about six million Euro.

Original text: GA Bonn

Translation: Mareike Graepel

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