Drugs hidden under coal dust. The services foiled a gigantic smuggling operation
KAS and CBŚP officers seized drugs worth over PLN 3 million near Kostrzyn near Poznań
Quick Look
- Officers of the National Tax Administration and the Central Police Investigation Bureau stopped a truck from Spain near Kostrzyn near Poznań, transporting coal dust, under which over 170 kg of marijuana worth over PLN 3 million was hidden.
- The driver, a Polish citizen, received a fine of PLN 5,000.
- PLN for the lack of the SENT reference number.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The transport of certain goods, including coal, requires registration in the SENT system and a reference number. KAS and CBŚP officers carried out a routine inspection of a truck traveling from Spain to Poland.
Officers of the National Tax Administration and the Central Police Investigation Bureau carried out an inspection near Kostrzyn near Poznań.
They stopped a truck transporting coal dust for a routine inspection. The car with cargo was traveling from Spain to Poland. As it turned out, the transport was not reported to the SENT register, which is mandatory when transporting this type of goods.
Marijuana hidden under coal dust
During a detailed check of the cargo, the officers found suspicious big-bags. After a thorough inspection, it turned out that as many as 170 tightly closed packages with green-brown dried plants were hidden under a layer of coal dust.
Initial tests confirmed that the seized goods were marijuana.
The method of hiding the packages was intended to make their detection more difficult and required a thorough inspection of the transported goods, emphasized the spokesman for the Central Bureau of Investigation, Kom. Krzysztof Wrześniowski.
Drugs worth millions
In total, the officers seized over 170 kilograms of marijuana, the black market value of which exceeds PLN 3 million.
The truck driver, a Polish citizen, was fined PLN 5,000 for transporting goods without a SENT reference number.
Currently, further activities in the case are being carried out by the Central Police Investigation Bureau.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting further investigations to determine the source and recipients of the marijuana
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Who is behind organizing this drug transport?
- Was the driver the only person involved in the procedure?
- What further steps will the Central Bureau of Investigation take in this matter?
