An investigation has been opened after the workers at Nespresso warehouse in Discover western Switzerland 500 kg (over 1100 pounds) of Cocaine worth Police said they unloaded $50 million in coffee beans that had arrived by train.
regional police in Friborg said late Thursday that the company informed them on Monday of the discovery at the facility in City of Romont and immediately set up A “wide security perimeter” around with big spread of officers. Customs and border control agents have been summoned in.
Early indications were that shipment turned up in Authorities said five containers arrived by sea from Brazil before being transferred to a train.
The cocaine seized is 80%. of Purity and her market The value is estimated at more of 50 million francs,” the police said, adding that the bunker appeared “destined.” for Europeans market. “
On Friday, the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol and the European Monitoring Center for Narcotics and drug addiction reported that the availability of cocaine in Europe “may be at an all-time high”.
Switzerland is not a member of the European Union but is part of it of Schengen area allows for Visa-free travel among many Europeans countries.
The monitoring center said it estimates the retail sale of cocaine in the European Union market It was worth At least 10.5 billion euros ($11.1 billion) in 2020 while cautioning that the figure is likely to underestimate true size of The market.
He said the largest quantities of cocaine seized in Belgian, Dutch and Spanish ports, but increasing quantities are shifting up At ports elsewhere “indicating that trafficking groups are expanding their activities into ports where cocaine ban measures may be perceived as less intense.”
The Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle, which owns Nespresso, has sought to reassure customers that “all of our products are safe for consumption”.
“We have strict quality controls in place for Arrival of green coffee to our warehouse properly up to the final product,” said Vivey, based in Switzerland in Statement emailed to The Associated Press. “Subject in The question did not touch with Which of Our products or our production equipment used in making our products.
Nestlé said it couldn’t deliver more Details because of Ongoing police investigations.
