Two cars full of drugs discovered in Zurich

The Zurich City Police found 331 kilograms of cannabis products with a sale value of more than 1.5 million francs. Most of it was hidden in two cars. (Photo: Stadtpolizei Zürich)

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In December 2017, the police in the city of Zurich received the message that two unknown persons in a public parking lot in Ward 4 would be behaving suspiciously. Police and prosecutors said Thursday

When the police wanted to enter the garage, two men came to meet them in a van. The police stopped the vehicle and carried out a check. By opening the doors of the vehicle, they were struck by a strong smell of cannabis. In the car, however, they found no cannabis product

Because of the strong smell, but the police wanted to know more and took the two men into custody. In the more detailed search of the vehicle and the effects, they found two car keys.

While they were searching the parking lot, they quickly found a suitable vehicle. It was full of hashish and marijuana just under the roof.

The search for the second car took a little longer in the very large garage and led to success only after deploying an assistance dog with his fine nose. In this vehicle, the police encountered large amounts of hashish and marijuana.

In total, Zurich municipal police vehicles and several searches at different locations around 204 kilograms of hashish and about 127 kilograms of marijuana provide. a man aged 30 and 27, the Zurich prosecutor was fed. During the investigation, another suspect was linked to the narcotics seized. The 30-year-old man was also arrested. The three men are in custody.