Raid on BER: The biggest cannabis find causes excitement!

Raid on BER: The biggest cannabis find causes excitement!

At Berlin Brandenburg (BER) Airport, the largest cannabis find so far was made in the history of the airport. According to Tagesspiegel, Zöllner discovered a total of 68 kg cannabis in two 27-year-old japanese at the beginning of April. who had entered Bangkok via Doha. The discovery was achieved with the help of the customs dog Heidi, who checked the suitcases of the two men due to striking smells.

In the suitcases, the customs officers found several vacuum bags that were wrapped with gray film and contained a green -brown substance. A drug test confirmed that it was cannabis. However, the alleged smugglers did not want to comment on the matter and were temporarily arrested. Criminal proceedings were initiated against them, and all evidence, including the suitcases, smartphones and laptops, were ensured.

more finds in a short time

Just two weeks after this incident, the customs officers at the airport secured more than 50 kilograms of cannabis in the luggage of an 18-year-old German, who also came from Doha. Endicities were found in the event of an X -ray control. In their suitcase, the officials found 91 vacuum bags with a brown-green-like substance, which were also positively tested for cannabis. In this case too, the young woman was temporarily arrested.

On Easter Monday (2025), over 30 kilograms of cannabis was discovered by a German born in Thailand, which had come to Germany from Bangkok via Doha. The perpetrator claimed that the luggage was not her and refused to help open the suitcases. During the search, the customs officers again found vacuum bags with a green -brown substance, which turned out to be cannabis. It was also temporarily arrested and criminal proceedings initiated.

role of the customs authorities

The investigative commission is headed by the Berlin-Brandenburg customs investigation office. In the past few months, the customs officers have investigated multiple suspicious pieces of luggage, which led to an increase in drug safety positions. The customs authorities have emphasized that they will continue to expand and intensify control at the airport to prevent further drug imports in Germany. The latest finds show how important the cooperation between the customs officers and the drug detection dogs is to contain illegal drug transport.

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