Success for police
Record: 12 kilos of cocaine discovered on the A13 highway
"Seizure of twelve kilograms of cocaine on the A13." This was the title of a press conference held by the Tyrolean police on Monday afternoon. It is said to be the "largest cocaine seizure" in the "Holy Land" to date.
Success for Tyrol's law enforcement in the fight against drug trafficking! On Monday afternoon, Provincial Police Director Helmut Tomac, Harald Baumgartner, Head of the Aliens and Border Police Department, and Philipp Rapold, Deputy Head of the Provincial Criminal Police Office, announced the seizure of a whopping twelve kilograms of cocaine.
The officers made the arrest on the A13 Brenner highway. The drugs are worth around 1.2 million euros. It was cocaine with a "high purity value".
36-year-old Albanian caught
Last Sunday, police officers from the Brenner police station caught a suspicious vehicle with a German license plate. A 36-year-old Albanian was behind the wheel.
The drugs, packed in packages, were discovered in the body of the car during an inspection, said Provincial Police Director Helmut Tomac. The vehicle of the man, who lives in Italy, was specifically checked on the basis of certain criteria.
The Albanian's car was literally dismantled. We are still at the beginning of the investigation.
Landespolizeidirektor Helmut Tomac
Nothing known about accomplices
The 36-year-old was "entangled in contradictions" regarding his destination and purpose of travel, explained Harald Baumgartner, Head of the Aliens and Border Police Department. After consulting with German colleagues, the suspicion finally arose that it could be a "smuggling trip".
The Albanian then drove to the Brenner police station and the vehicle was literally "dismantled", explained Tomac. The 36-year-old, who is now in custody, has so far been "rather reluctant to talk". They are still at the "very beginning of the investigation". Nothing is therefore yet known about any accomplices or a larger network.
The largest drug find to date was also made on the A13 on July 21, 2016.
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