Crime: Frankfurt Airport: Trio arrested with cocaine

According to information from customs investigators and the Hesse State Criminal Police Office, three suspected drug smugglers were arrested at Frankfurt Airport. The men, aged 17 to 38, are accused of attempting to smuggle in a total of 22 kilograms of cocaine on October 1st. According to the statement, a judge at the Wiesbaden district court ordered all three men into custody.

Accordingly, the undercover investigations in the case have been running on behalf of the Wiesbaden public prosecutor's office since July. Investigators accuse the group of import smuggling and illicit trafficking in narcotics in connection with at least 590 kilograms of cocaine.

At the end of August, a courier was arrested in the complex while taking over 130 kilograms of cocaine, it said. According to the information, special units and other forces from customs and the State Criminal Police Office were also involved in the measures at the airport.

According to the police, the Joint Drug Investigation Group (GER) was also deployed in the investigation. It is an association of investigators from the Hessian State Criminal Police Office and the Frankfurt am Main Customs Investigation Office and, according to the information, is intended to combat drug crime throughout Hesse.