Drug Courier Swallowed 75 Cocaine Packets: Cologne Court Sentences 31-Year-Old
A Nigerian was sentenced by Cologne Regional Court to three years imprisonment after smuggling almost one kilogramme of cocaine and heroin in his body from Amsterdam to Salzburg.
Three Years Imprisonment for Drug Smuggling on Train: 75 Packets Found in Body
Cologne Regional Court has sentenced a 31-year-old Nigerian to three years in prison. According to Google News DE — Crime, the man had swallowed 75 packets filled with cocaine and heroin in order to transport the drugs undetected from Amsterdam to Salzburg.
The smuggling was discovered in February 2026 when customs officials stopped the man on a train. He behaved noticeably nervous, made contradictory statements about an alleged family visit, and carried hardly any luggage with him. A drug test on the palms of his hands tested positive for cocaine.
"If a packet ruptures inside the body, there is no saving his life," said Jens Ahland, spokesman for Cologne's main customs office, already before the trial began. Doctors at a neighbouring hospital X-rayed the man and found 75 small packets in his stomach. Under medical supervision, he had to expel the packets. According to investigators, the street value of the seized drugs is approximately 50,000 euros.
The defendant has most recently been living in Italy, where he had applied for asylum. According to his lawyer, he had no money left and therefore agreed to the transport. "He was exploited," his solicitor explained in court. He had been promised 2,000 euros for the transport. "He put himself in extreme danger to his life, but that did not matter to him," his solicitor continued.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)