Crime Drugs smuggled in Buddha head from Berlin to Basel

A drug smuggler was caught during a border check on a train from Berlin to Basel. Various tins and a Buddha figure contained 13 kilograms of ketamine and one kilogram of MDMA.

The drug smuggler had already fallen into the hands of the so-called German-Swiss Joint Operational Service Group on April 2, as announced by the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security on Monday. The traveler and the drugs were handed over to the Basel-Stadt cantonal police. For tactical investigative reasons, it was decided to wait before informing the media.

During the baggage check, 28 cans and 8 bags containing an initially unknown substance as well as a decorative figure in the shape of a Buddha head were found. Examination of the Buddha head revealed that narcotics had been hidden in it and then in the other containers.

SDA