{"id":4022,"date":"2026-03-31T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/4022\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:23:09","slug":"cocaine-worth-e4-4m-seized-at-luxembourg-airports-cargo-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/4022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine worth \u20ac4.4m seized at Luxembourg Airport\u2019s cargo centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">Cocaine worth an estimated \u20ac4.4 million has been intercepted at Luxembourg Airport\u2019s cargo centre, the public prosecutor\u2019s office has said, in the latest <a class=\"LinkText_link-text__rRfwk annotation-link_annotationLink__nXU8B\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxtimes.lu\/luxembourg\/findel-customs-uncover-123kg-drug-shipment-hidden-in-cushions\/144594204.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">such seizure<\/a> at the airport amid concerns it is being targeted by criminal networks as a transit hub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">Almost 88 kilograms of cocaine were recovered, the public prosecutor\u2019s office said in a statement on Tuesday, without specifying when the seizure took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">\u201cThis seizure represents a significant quantity of drugs intended for distribution networks,\u201d it said. \u201cThe evidence gathered in this case highlights the typical characteristics of organized crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">The public prosecutor\u2019s office said that the \u201cvolume of narcotics seized, the use of international transport routes, and the apparent structure of the operations demonstrate the existence of an organised network, based on a division of roles among various participants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxtimes.lu\/luxembourg\/findel-airport-emerges-as-hotspot-for-drug-smuggling-in-europe\/122754758.html\" class=\"RelatedTeaser_related-teaser__yCmUA RelatedTeaser_related-teaser--image__JuQLa read-more_withImage__1YJa_\" data-article-id=\"122754758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Also read:Rise in drugs seized at Luxembourg Airport cargo centre last year<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">Close cooperation with French authorities had helped disrupt the smuggling operation, according to the public prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">\u201cSeveral people involved in this transnational trafficking operation were apprehended on French territory. Four individuals were arrested, three of whom were remanded in custody,\u201d the public prosecutor\u2019s office said. \u201cThe investigation is currently continuing in France under the direction of an investigating judge in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__I_rk_ Paragraph_paragraph--default-lg-default__x4qZd articleParagraph\">The public prosecutor\u2019s office reiterated that the principle of the presumption of innocence applies to all those arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cocaine worth an estimated \u20ac4.4 million has been intercepted at Luxembourg Airport\u2019s cargo centre, the public prosecutor\u2019s office&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":{"0":"post-4022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-luxembourg","8":"tag-luxembourg"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@lu\/116323536484558579","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}