Overview

• Customs have intercepted more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and other drugs at Munich Airport this year.
• This year’s total exceeds last year’s haul by more than double, marking a new record for the airport.
• Two recent seizures of 20 kg and 50 kg of marijuana were discovered through risk-based X-ray inspections of passenger luggage.
• A man and a woman in their mid-20s were arrested and are currently in pre-trial detention awaiting trial.
• The Zollfahndungsamt München is collaborating with the Staatsanwaltschaften Landshut and München in an ongoing probe into organized smuggling networks.