Drug shock in Landsberg: 25 million euros Captagon secured!

Drug shock in Landsberg: 25 million euros Captagon secured!

Huge drug discovery in the Saale district: On Saturday, July 12, 2025, police discovered around 300 kilos of Captagon tablets on the premises of a vegetable store in Landsberg. This brings the investigators to an impressive amount of around 2.1 million tablets, which have an estimated market value of around 25 million euros. As the Central German newspaper Reportedly, the perpetrators cleverly hid the drugs in pallets of pickled olives.

Police searched the area based on a tip-off and confiscated over 20 pallets. The criminal drug testing could not be done hastily; it lasted several days. To make drug control easier, a mobile X-ray system from the main customs office in Dresden was even used. Interestingly, there did not appear to be any other shipment of narcotics in the remaining shipment, which included paprika and pepper paste as well as Arabian spinach.

The mysterious backgrounds

However, investigators remain tight-lipped about the exact circumstances surrounding the origin of the drugs and the number of perpetrators. For tactical reasons, no information is published, which is why it remains unclear whether the drugs were intended for the German market. The MDR reports that the police have so far no suspicions about the vegetable trade itself. She was apparently not involved in the criminal activities.

The State Criminal Police Office (LKA) has determined that Captagon has so far played a rather subordinate role in direct sales in Saxony-Anhalt. The market for these dangerous tablets is relatively new, and so far they have mainly been packaged for onward transport abroad. In fact, the Captagon trade has come into sharp focus in Europe, as a report from the Federal Criminal Police Office shows. Loud BKA In recent years, large quantities of these tablets have been seized in Europe, transported via sea containers, often to conceal their origin.

A look at the background of Captagon

Captagon is a highly addictive stimulant and was sold as a medication in the 1960s. Among other things, it consists of amphetamine and is banned as a doping agent in professional sports. Since then, Captagon has been particularly popular in the Arab world, especially in Saudi Arabia. For many there, it is the most widespread form of consumption of amphetamine.

Overall, the amount of amphetamines confiscated in Germany has doubled in the last two years. In 2024, over 100 kilograms of amphetamine with a value of over one million euros were secured. This increase shows a significant change in drug flows and practices that is likely to cause unrest.

It remains to be seen how the situation surrounding this drug discovery will develop. The investigations against the still unknown perpetrators are in full swing and could soon bring new insights.