Warsaw: 31 kg of drugs seized, 40-year-old arrested
Police detained a 40-year-old linked to the pseudo-hooligan scene after finding over 31 kg of mephedrone and cocaine in two vehicles. A court ordered the suspect's temporary arrest for three months.
Major Warsaw police operation
Officers from the Department for Combating Pseudo-Hooligan Crime at the Metropolitan Police Headquarters detained a 40-year-old linked to the pseudo-hooligan scene of a Warsaw football club on Bemowo. During a search of two vehicles — a BMW and a Citroën Berlingo parked in an underground car park — they seized nearly 31 kilograms of drugs: mephedrone and cocaine with a street value of approximately 1.6 million zloty. The operation was conducted on the basis of previous findings indicating that the man was engaged in wholesale drug trafficking.
Course of action
According to ksp.policja.gov.pl, officers observed the vehicles and waited for the suspect. When the driver of a BMW entering the car park was stopped and checked, they found a key to the Citroën in his wallet along with 16,000 zloty in cash. In the BMW's boot they discovered a travel bag containing seven plastic bags with white crystalline substance. An identical bag with seven bags, four packets of clumpy substance and a paper bag was found in the Citroën.
During a search of the suspect's flat, officers seized 200 euros and jewellery. Specialist tests confirmed that the substances were mephedrone and cocaine.
Questioning and verdict
The man was charged with possession of a significant quantity of intoxicating substances and psychotropic substances at the District Prosecutor's Office in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki. On the prosecutor's application, a court ordered temporary arrest for three months. The offence carries a penalty of up to 10 years' imprisonment.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)