Düsseldorf in the Schlichlicht: Customs secures drugs worth 9.5 million euros!
Düsseldorf in the Schlichlicht: Customs secures drugs worth 9.5 million euros!
In 2024, the Düsseldorf main customs office presented a considerable annual balance sheet, which shows remarkable results both financially and with regard to the combating of illegal activities. Income of 1.53 billion euros was generated, which is a decline compared to the previous year (1.67 billion euros). This decline is primarily due to the stable income from import sales tax, which issued the main share at 890 million euros, and the consumer taxes of around 502 million euros, such as t-online.de reported.
The customs officials in Düsseldorf worked over 282,000 imports and almost 535,000 exports. In these activities, fake goods could be ensured in 117 cases. A particularly worrying aspect of customs work is the drug finds at Düsseldorf Airport, where a total of 119 kilograms of cocaine and 64 kilograms of marijuana were confiscated with a black market value of over 9.5 million euros. In addition, the number of confiscated cigarettes rose from around 209,000 to over 682,000 pieces.
Combating undeclared work and illegal employment
Another central point of the annual balance is to combat undeclared work. In this area, unpaid social security contributions of 11.9 million euros were uncovered, which is more than twice as much as in the previous year. In a total of over 2,100 cases, criminal proceedings were initiated that added up to a total imprisonment of 16.6 years. According to
Financial control undeclared work (FKS) carries out exams to check the proper registration of employees for social security. This also includes compliance with minimum wages and the avoidance of exploitative working conditions and illegal social benefits. Different proceedings in administrative offense enable the main customs offices to impose sanctions without having to take criminal measures. The possibilities of completion include warnings and fine notices that are not pursued in timely payment.
numbers for financial control
The statistics of the FKS for 2024 illustrate the intensity of the efforts:
- exams carried out: a significant number
- initiated administrative offense procedures: numerous cases
- criminal proceedings initiated: Significant number
- settled administrative offenses: many completed
- criminal proceedings: also considered important
- defined warning, fines and contracting amounts: diverse sums
- sentence imposed on money and prison: again high sums
- assets carried out: significant amounts
The comprehensive measures and statistics show the serious and structured approach of the main customs office in the region in order to consistently combat both drug trafficking and undeclared work and at the same time to ensure the income of the state. Further details on the statistics of the FKS can be found on the website of Zoll.de .
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