Overview
- Checks last week uncovered multiple smuggling attempts across passenger and cargo channels at Cologne/Bonn Airport.
- Packages sent from the United States concealed about 14 kilograms of marijuana in a wooden nightstand and more than 10 kilograms inside children’s books.
- Officers also found over 4 kilograms of ketamine hidden in plastic dumbbells, with parcels falsely declared as toolkits, pet food or sleeping bags.
- A 37-year-old traveler arriving from Sofia was caught with 32 cartons of cigarettes hidden in family luggage, leading to an immediate criminal proceeding.
- A German couple returning from Switzerland was cited for attempted smuggling after undeclared items including a €33,000 watch and €6,200 in designer clothing, and they paid €7,700 in import duties.