German police raid a pizzeria that sold cocaine along with a variety of it: “This was one of the best sellers”

German police raid pizzeria Stipe’s Fritter Pizza In the western city of Düsseldorf, when customers ordered the 40th item on the menu they ordered an extra order of cocaine.

“That was one of the best selling pizzas”The crime fighting director said, Michael Graf von MoltkeFor journalists in Düsseldorf.

Police said they first received information about the suspicion from food inspectors in March. In comments reported by German news agency dpa, Motke told reporters on Monday that, when an anti-drug team began surveying the restaurant, they soon discovered why Pizza 40 was so popular.

When the police called the pizzeria manager’s apartment, The 36-year-old man allegedly threw a bag of drugs out the window which “landed straight into the arms of police officers”.Düsseldorf police said. The seizures included 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) of cocaine, 400 g (14.1 oz) of cannabis and 268,000 euros ($290,378) in cash.

Police said the restaurant manager was released after a few days. He soon reopened his business and re-sold Pizza No. 40 with additional cocaine. This gave investigators the opportunity to analyze the supply chain, and after several weeks about 150 agents broke up an entire drug trafficking ring in West Germany, arrested three suspects, including the 22-year-old man who ran the operation, and seized the homes. and the businesses of 12 other suspects.

During the raid they found two cannabis plantations in the nearby cities of Mönchengladbach and Solingen, containing 300 and 60 plants respectively. According to DPA, they found knives as well as cash and expensive watches.

The manager of the pizzeria was arrested when he tried to flee abroad and was detained again. In line with German privacy laws, the names of any suspects were not released.

Police did not say how much the pizzeria charged for the special orders.

(With information from AP)