Five kilos of heroin hidden in handbags seized at Berlin airport

NAMPA / DPA

2025-05-02

Berlin (dpa) - Customs officials at the Berlin airport seized 5 kilograms of heroin from a 44-year-old man arriving from Malaysia. The Polish national allegedly attempted to smuggle the drugs concealed inside sewn-up handbags, authorities said on Friday. He was intercepted in mid-April at an airport exit after officers took notice of the five handbags he was carrying. The man was taken into custody at BER airport, and the narcotics were confisc......

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