“They were the best-selling product”: Police arrested a pizza maker who sold pizza with cocaine as a supplement

It is clear that nothing is written about taste, but some residents of the German city dusseldorf He hypothesized its secret ingredient One of the most sought after pizzas locallyit was about number 40A recipe that contains, in addition to other components small bag with cocaineAs stated by German police officers involved in the case.

However, this amount is negligible if one takes into account the volume handled by the drug trafficking networks dismantled by German authorities in the region. North Rhine-WestphaliaThe most populous state of Germany. large scale police operation -150 agents participated and three arrests were made- The beginning of everything was that small pizzeria where, during a routine inspection, the police were alerted that drugs had been discovered in the kitchen.

“That was new to us,” he explained. Michael Graf von MoltkeChief Inspector of German Police in statements given to the agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)“We were surprised because the owner had never been charged with drug-related crimes.” From notice to inspection, he began monitoring the pizzeria and it didn’t take long to see the success of the pizza. number 40, “It was one of the best-selling products”Von Moltke said, however, that the inspector did not want to add its price or its ingredients.

The next thing to be discovered was the reason for the success of that pizza. Cocaine packets were found under its base. A search that resulted in the first arrest of a pizzeria manager Seizure of 1.6 kg of cocaine, 400 g of cannabis and 268,000 euros in cashAlso a gun, an axe, several knives and several watches. Furthermore, it must be said that when the agents went to interrogate the manager, he threw away a bag full of drugs Through the window Joe “fell into the arms of the agents.”

However, due to the pizza maker having no criminal record, he was released and decided to reopen the store to sell his pizzas again, allowing the police to follow the supply chain. it led them 22 year old Russian man who rose to fame Among agents for their involvement in drug trafficking as well as their violence against rival smugglers. clues lead them further Another 30 year old German dealer in Colognealready One third of the 28 are of Moroccan origin Who were arrested along with the owner of the pizzeria.

German media have reported that, in several searches, he was also searched large marijuana plantations Many houses, some hundreds of storeys above the permitted limit. Case prosecutor Laura NewmanIt has also added in this regard that all of them will be accused of buying and selling “kilos” of narcotics like cannabis and cocaine. With a punishment of up to 15 years.