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German cocaine trafficking crackdown

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German authorities ~~kept up a~~ continued coordinated crackdown on large‑scale cocaine smuggling in late July ~~2026.~~ 2026, with Bundespolizei ~~officers again stopped vehicles~~ operations on the A3 near ~~the~~ Knauheide ~~rest area~~ and on the A46 toward ~~Heinsberg. On the A3, a 23‑year‑old Syrian entering from the Netherlands was arrested on an extortion warrant~~ Heinsberg resulting in multiple arrests and ~~taken to~~ a ~~prison in Kleve after refusing~~ significant cocaine haul. The A3 stop led to ~~pay a €1,200 fine; a 26‑year‑old German avoided~~ detention ~~by paying~~ of a ~~€90 fraud fine,~~ Syrian suspect and ~~a 25‑year‑old German was fined €250~~ fines for ~~driving without a licence. On the A46, a driver under the influence fled a checkpoint,~~ two German drivers; the ~~vehicle was recovered and~~ A46 checkpoint chase resulted in three men aged 26‑32 ~~were detained;~~ being held after a package ~~tossed from the window contained a significant quantity of cocaine. All three suspects remain in custody pending further investigation.~~ containing cocaine was recovered. These actions follow earlier July ~~operations that seized cocaine after a driver fled a checkpoint~~ seizures and a Federal Court of Justice ~~decision~~ ruling confirming five‑to‑ten‑year sentences for ~~nine importers. The continued arrests and a sizeable cocaine haul highlight~~ importers, underscoring Germany’s intensified effort to dismantle major trafficking networks and to target drug‑impaired drivers. No further trafficking‑related arrests have been reported since the last operation.

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