The Oslo police seized a consignment of cocaine in 820 kg, while no one was detained. Grete Lien Metlid, a police spokeswoman for the Norwegian capital, said that this is the largest consignment of cocaine ever seized in the country. NRK. The cost of the detected substance is estimated at several hundred million crowns.
The police reported that they were able to detect a cargo of cocaine thanks to a tip from the customs service of Brandenburg (Germany). German customs on Tuesday, March 28, found cocaine in a batch of boxes of bananas, and later reported that a similar cargo could end up in Norway. After the Oslo police found “dozens of boxes of cocaine” – when the cargo was discovered, it is not reported. The previous major seizure in the country occurred in 2015, when 153 kg of cocaine were found.
1,200 kg of cocaine found in Brandenburg daily mirror. According to German media, this is the largest seizure of drugs in the history of the city. According to Rbb. 24, the amount of cocaine confiscated is estimated at €96 million. Tagesspiegel writes that the amount exceeds €60 million. The containers were allegedly transported from South America. The police didn’t arrest anyone either.
