Overview

• A farmer’s tip led Bavarian police to a remote hall near Abtswind where a K9 unit uncovered 200 kg of cocaine in 20 metal containers and a follow-up search raised the haul to about 300 kg.
• Three suspects—a 49-year-old Swiss national and two French nationals aged 25 and 19—were arrested near the hall and at a nearby Autobahn exit and are now in pretrial detention.
• Investigators discovered a professional smuggling compartment in one of the seized vehicles, highlighting traffickers’ sophisticated concealment methods.
• In a separate raid in Worms, officers arrested a 31-year-old after finding over ten kilograms of cocaine alongside ecstasy and amphetamines worth roughly €1 million.
• The Landeskriminalamt München hailed the Abtswind operation as a considerable blow to the cocaine network and confirmed that European partners are continuing broader investigations.