Overview

• Police first discovered hidden cocaine in a Berlin supermarket on the evening of June 23.
• Officers then carried out searches in several Berlin boroughs and in the Brandenburg counties of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Oberhavel, Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Prignitz, uncovering additional consignments in banana crates.
• Authorities have seized more than 200 kilograms of the narcotic so far.
• The investigation is being led by the Brandenburg State Criminal Police’s Narcotics Investigation Group and the Berlin-Brandenburg Customs Investigation Office.
• Investigators continue to pursue leads to dismantle the trafficking network and trace its port-based supply routes.