BERLIN: Customs officers prevented Wednesday the smuggling of 18kg of marijuana at Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia.
An Albania-registered vehicle driven by an Albanian national was checked while exiting the country. The customs officers found 15 packages of marijuana in the trunk of the vehicle, hidden in a gas cylinder.
The suspect purchased the narcotics in Albania, with Germany being his final destination. The driver has been detained and charged with unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics, psychotropic substances and precursors.