Grocery Store Workers Find Cocaine in Banana Shipment
- 10 years ago
Workers at numerous supermarkets in Berlin got a big shock after realizing cocaine had been concealed inside of boxes holding bananas.
There is a good reason why grocery store employees inspect shipments of food before placing the items out on display. Workers at numerous supermarkets in Berlin got a big shock after realizing cocaine had been concealed inside of boxes holding bananas.
Police claimed the drug smugglers made a "logistical error" somewhere in their planning, causing the cocaine shipment to be sent to five stores spread out in Germany’s capital.
The cartons containing the fruit were part of a large, 11 hundred box order. They were brought to Germany by ship from Colombia.
The bananas were sent to Hamburg and then subsequently delivered to a fruit wholesaler prior to arriving at the supermarkets. Seven of the cartons were loaded with cocaine.
With a street value of over $8 million, the illegal discovery is being referred to as Berlin’s largest in 15 years.
The head of the city’s drug investigation department stated “We were of course surprised. I don't know where the mistake was in the perpetrators' delivery chain.”
The intended destination of the drugs remains unknown. The 300 pounds of cocaine will be stored and later destroyed.
There is a good reason why grocery store employees inspect shipments of food before placing the items out on display. Workers at numerous supermarkets in Berlin got a big shock after realizing cocaine had been concealed inside of boxes holding bananas.
Police claimed the drug smugglers made a "logistical error" somewhere in their planning, causing the cocaine shipment to be sent to five stores spread out in Germany’s capital.
The cartons containing the fruit were part of a large, 11 hundred box order. They were brought to Germany by ship from Colombia.
The bananas were sent to Hamburg and then subsequently delivered to a fruit wholesaler prior to arriving at the supermarkets. Seven of the cartons were loaded with cocaine.
With a street value of over $8 million, the illegal discovery is being referred to as Berlin’s largest in 15 years.
The head of the city’s drug investigation department stated “We were of course surprised. I don't know where the mistake was in the perpetrators' delivery chain.”
The intended destination of the drugs remains unknown. The 300 pounds of cocaine will be stored and later destroyed.