Kloten police seize 12.3kg of cocaine and arrest two men

Zurich Cantonal Police seized approximately 12.3 kilograms of cocaine and 12,000 Swiss francs following a suspected drug transaction in the Balsberg area of Kloten.

Officers observed two men acting nervously during a hand-off of a plastic bag. A subsequent stop revealed four kilograms of cocaine in the bag held by a 32-year-old Swiss national. Following house searches, authorities recovered an additional eight kilograms of cocaine, as well as MDMA, ketamine, methamphetamine, and an unidentified substance.

Two men, aged 32 and 35, were arrested and handed over to the public prosecutor. The investigation into the narcotics trafficking operation is ongoing.