Drug shock in Landsberg: Captagon ensured 25 million euros!

Drug shock in Landsberg: Captagon ensured 25 million euros!

Landsberg, Deutschland - Huge drug discovery in the Saalekreis: On Saturday, July 12, 2025, police forces discovered around 300 kilos of captagon tablets on the site of a vegetable trade in Landsberg. In this way, the investigators come up with an impressive amount of around 2.1 million tablets that achieve an estimated market value of around 25 million euros. As the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung , the perpetrators skillfully hid the drugs in pallets with pickled olives.

The police carried out the search for the site due to a reference and confiscated over 20 pallets. The criminal exam of the drugs could not be hastily done; It took several days. To facilitate drug control, even a mobile X -ray system from the Dresden main customs office was used. Interestingly, there was no further narcotics load.

The mysterious background

investigators are covered with the exact circumstances of the origin of the drugs and the number of perpetrators. No information is published for tactical reasons, which is why it remains unclear whether the drugs were intended for the German market. The MDR reports that so far has no suspected mosques against the vegetable trade itself. This was apparently not involved in the criminal activities.

The State Criminal Police Office (LKA) notes that Captagon in Saxony-Anhalt has so far played a rather minor role in direct sale. The market for these dangerous tablets is relatively new, and so far they have been mainly assembled abroad for further transport. In fact, the Captagon trade in Europe has come into focus, as a report from the Federal Criminal Police Office shows. According to BKA , large quantities of these tablets are ensured in the past few years, which are transported via sea containers, often to disguise the 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 prohibited as a doping agent in professional sports. Since then, Captagon has been particularly popular in the Arab world, especially in Saudi Arabia. There it represents the most widespread consumer form of amphetamine for many.

Overall, the amount of confiscated amphetamines in Germany has doubled in the past two years. In 2024, over 100 kilograms of amphetamine were secured with a value of over one million euros. This increase shows a significant change in the drug flows and practices, which should cause upset.

How the situation around this drug find is developing remains to be seen. The investigation against the still unknown perpetrators is in full swing and could soon bring new knowledge.