Cocaine alarm in Berlin: Police find drugs in supermarkets!

Cocaine alarm in Berlin: Police find drugs in supermarkets!

in the big city of Berlin and the neighboring districts of Brandenburg, the police made a shocking drug discovery. In several supermarkets, cocaine bags were discovered in banana boxes. The alarm was triggered on Monday evening, June 23, when the first indications of the drug were opened in a Berlin branch. The result was searches in various districts of Berlin and in four counties in Brandenburg, including Prignitz and Ostprignitz-Ruppin. So far, 300 kilograms of cocaine have been secured. The investigation is coordinated by the drug group of the State Criminal Police Office in Brandenburg and the Berlin-Brandenburg customs investigation office, such as [maz-online.de] (https://www.maz-online.de/lokales/prignitz/berlin-brandenburg-polizei-find-kokain-in-supermakten-pr- and-pm-beck-wqpxd3w32Mhf5tyu.html) announced.

This find is part of a much larger drug problem that Germany is currently concerned with. According to rbb24.de, the nationwide is investigated against suspects, which are in conjunction with a remarkable find of 35 tons of cocaine, the value of which is several billion euros. This big catch was already made in the port of Hamburg last year and is not the first of this kind. The investigation that is led under the code name "Op Plexus" have led to searches in seven federal states - including in popular cities such as Bonn, Cologne and Munich. It is particularly frightening that the cocaine finds in the port of Hamburg have risen sharply in recent years.

drug crime on the advance

As the current statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office show, drug crime has risen sharply in recent years. In 2022, 346,877 drug offenses were registered, which represents an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous year. Particularly noteworthy is the increase in cocaine carnival, which in 2023 increased by impressive 27.4 %. Speaking of cocaine: The seized amount has doubled to around 43 tons, which underlines the worrying trend that cocaine mainly comes to Europe from Ecuador and Brazil. These developments show a worrying increase in drug crime, especially of synthetic drugs, while the police are trying to combat trade more efficiently through the sea route, so bka.de.

The authorities want to react with increased controls and special measures to stop growing drug trafficking. In addition, there was an increase in drug -related deaths in 2023 - another worrying development that illustrates the need for action.

A complex network of smugglers and drug dealers poses major challenges for the police. The latest searches show how deep the criminal structures are rooted. It is to be hoped that the ongoing investigations will soon lead to sustainable changes and improve security in our cities.