Arlon: 115 kilos of cocaine seized near Luxembourg
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Arlon115 kilos of cocaine seized near Luxembourg
ARLON – Some 115 kg of cocaine being concealed in concrete slabs were seized on Saturday in Arlon, as part of an international police operation aimed at dismantling a Serbian network, Belgian justice announced.
A total of nine people were arrested: five in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, one in Luxembourg and one in Serbia, according to a press release from the prosecution.
The seizure was made in Arlon, very close to the Luxembourg border, during the search of a warehouse. “The suspects would be busy hiding cocaine loaves in concrete slabs to facilitate their export,” explained the prosecution.
Searches in Luxembourg
“No less than 103 packages of more than one kilo each (about 115 kilos in all) were discovered and seized” for an estimated market value of 11.5 million euros, he said.
Simultaneous searches were expected in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Serbia. “In total, nearly a hundred members of the various police services were engaged” in this operation which “aims to dismantle a Serbian criminal organization active in international cocaine trafficking”, indicated the prosecution.
(AFP)