Drug smuggling on the A2: Fleeping drug courier!

Drug smuggling on the A2: Fleeping drug courier!

A spectacular chase occurred on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2024, when a suspected drug courier on the A2 near Gelsenkirchen tried to escape customs. The officials of the main customs office Dortmund had targeted a suspicious vehicle when the 26-year-old Albanian suddenly flee and raced from the highway on foot. While the customs officials secured the car, they found two large boxes with a total of 12 kilograms of marijuana and a bag with 32 grams in the center console in the trunk.

The state police were quickly called for support. "The police's colleagues already had the refugees in their luggage," reported Andrea Münch, press spokeswoman for the Dortmund main customs office. The fleeing man was discovered near the parking lot and temporarily arrested. He is now under observation on suspicion of the spell break and violation of the cannabis law. The Zoll investigator Essen leads the further investigation into this scandalous incident, which attracts drug crime like a magnet. More information can be found in a current report at www.presseportal.de .