Customs on BER: Traveler with drugs arrested in handbags!

Customs on BER: Traveler with drugs arrested in handbags!

At Berlin Brandenburg (BER) Airport, customs officers have again made a significant drug discovery. In one case that took place in mid -April, a traveler from Malaysia was targeted by the officials. The Polish citizen chose the green outcome for registration -free, but this did not help him when customs officers ordered the bags to control. During this search, it was noticed that the man carried five handbags with him, which he described as gifts from Malaysia. A more precise examination revealed that the inner walls of the bags were strongly reinforced and the seams were inferior. A drug test confirmed the customs suspicion when they found 14 envelopes with heroin in the separated inner seams. The suspect was then temporarily arrested and must now be responsible for suspicion of the spell break and a violation of the Narcotics Act. Further investigations are carried out by the Berlin-Brandenburg customs investigation office, such as berlin-live.de reports.

This arrest is part of a larger trend at BER Airport, where numerous drug smuggling attempts have recently been informed. In the past few weeks alone, customs officers have been able to secure various amounts of drugs. In a total of three cases, around 150 kilograms of cannabis were discovered, including 68 kilograms, which were found in the suitcases of two 27-year-old men who had entered Bangkok via Doha. This drug was hidden in vacuum bags with gray film.

diverse drug discoveries at the airport

In addition, over 50 kilograms of cannabis were ensured in the luggage of an 18-year-old, who also came from Doha. Another woman was also arrested on Easter Monday, where more than 30 kilograms of cannabis were found. All four suspects now have to be responsible for suspicion of the spellbreak in connection with the Consumer Cannabis Act, as t-online.de.

These common events at the airport are in the context of an overall trend in Germany and Europe. In 2023, the customs investigation secured a record amount of drugs, including cocaine worth over ten billion euros, which indicates the steadily growing pressure on drug smugglers. Characteristic controls and more comprehensive security measures show the first successes in the fight against drug trafficking, so that only a fraction of the smuggled cocaine is discovered. Latin American drug cartels in particular use Belgian and Dutch ports for their business, while the drugs mostly come from Panama, Colombia and Ecuador, often hidden in fruit boxes, such as [Deutschlandfunk.de] (https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/zollfahnder-stellten-2023 record quantity-an-kokain-wert-von-ueber-10-milliarden-euro-sicher-100.html) summarizes.