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Authorities Seize Record 300 Kg Captagon Haul Hidden in Oil Fruit Pallets

Prosecutors will investigate international smuggling routes with a focus on potential domestic collaborators.

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Overview

  • Authorities in Landsberg seized over 20 pallets of oil fruit shipments, identifying about 300 kilograms of Captagon in four inspected pallets.
  • Laboratory analysis found approximately 1.7 million stimulant tablets with an estimated street value exceeding €20 million.
  • Officials suspect traffickers used a vegetable trading company to conceal the drug shipment within legal cargo.
  • Investigators have launched a cross-border probe targeting suspects believed to be operating outside Germany.
  • Authorities are also examining why the pallets were routed to Landsberg and whether any local actors were involved.