Valuable cargo
Smuggler wanted to cross the border with Dubai chocolate
The hype surrounding Dubai chocolate, made famous by TikTok, continues. The expensive sweet is already so popular that it is apparently worth smuggling it. A man has now been apprehended coming from Switzerland with 243 boxes of the chocolate.
The 31-year-old had a whopping 45 kilograms of the so-called Dubai chocolate with him when he entered Germany at the beginning of November. According to the main customs office in Lörrach, criminal proceedings were initiated on suspicion of tax evasion.
Man probably sensed good business
The man was lucky: he was able to pay the 920 euros in import duties on the spot and was allowed to continue his journey. He is said to have then made his way to Dortmund with the expensive freight.
The manufacturer Lindt, for example, has also jumped on the bandwagon and is selling a limited edition of the Dubai chocolate for 14.99 euros per bar. Since then, the chocolate has caused queues several meters long and resales on the Internet for hundreds of euros.
Wholesalers can barely keep up with supplies
The chocolate originally comes from the company Fix Dessert Chocolatier, which has been selling it in Dubai since 2021. In Dubai, the chocolate costs the equivalent of around 16.60 euros.
According to the Berlin consumer advice center, the most expensive ingredient in the chocolate is the pistachio cream - which is often stretched to make even more profit. In any case, wholesalers have problems supplying pistachio cream - which makes the availability of the chocolate even more difficult.
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