Illegal haul: 95kg of cocaine found in German discount stores
A shocking discovery was made in western Germany. Employees of a discount chain found... 95 kilograms of an illegal substance. It was probably a huge mistake.
Branches of a discount chain in western Germany received banana crates containing a total of 95 kilograms of cocaine. The dpa agency reported that employees found drug packages among the fruits.
The value of the found cocaine is over... seven million euros on the black market.
The packages with the substance were hidden between bananas - inform police and prosecutors in Moenchengladbach.
The unusual shipment appeared in 11 branches of the food discount chain in Germany.
Employees of two stores in Moenchengladbach discovered that there was something else among the fruits - it was a psychoactive substance. During the investigation, it turned out that on the same day, crates of bananas containing cocaine were also found in locations including Duisburg and Krefeld.
The drugs that reached the stores were hidden in boxes sent from South America. Investigators believe that the shipment most likely accidentally ended up at the central warehouse of the trading network and was later distributed to various locations.
Drugs among bananas. Where did they come from?
The findings so far indicate that the banana delivery arrived by sea at the port in Antwerp (Belgium). Packages of bananas and cocaine were then distributed to discount stores.
The discovery took place about two weeks ago. However, the police informed about everything only recently.
