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Berlin Police Seize 80 Kilograms of Marijuana Hidden at Recycling Yard

Announced via platform X, the haul has been transferred to the Landeskriminalamt, highlighting traffickers’ growing reliance on public sites for concealment.

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Overview

  • Workers at a Berlin-Neukölln recycling yard discovered a suspicious package on a Europalette containing narcotics during routine sorting.
  • Official sources report the package contained roughly 80 kilograms of marijuana in the higher double-digit kilo range.
  • Berlin Police confirmed the find in a post on platform X, marking the latest public update on the case.
  • The Landeskriminalamt has assumed control of the probe to trace the shipment’s origins and dismantle the trafficking network.
  • The operation highlights growing sophistication in smuggling tactics, following previous large-scale drug busts across Germany this year.