A Dutch man smuggling heroin and cocaine worth GBP 22,000 on the black market hidden inside a cat litter box has been arrested after he was sniffed out by a police dog.
The 46-year-old man was stopped for a regular check on the route 54 road near the town of Ochtrup, in the district of Steinfurt, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia earlier this week.
But he reportedly caught customs’ attention after a police dog that was deployed in the search became interested in the vehicle.
Spokesperson Verena John from the Main Customs Office Munster said in a statement obtained by Newsflash: “During a joint check with the Steinfurt police on the B54 near Ochtrup, the traffic control unit of the main customs office in Muenster stopped the man’s car and searched it with a drug sniffer dog.
“The dog showed striking interest in the vehicle, so the customs officers carried out a closer inspection.
“In the trunk, they found the box of cat litter. Various packages with anaesthetics and fillers were hidden inside.”
He was arrested after customs found a total of 466 grammes of heroin (16 oz), 5.8 grammes (0.2 oz) of cocaine and 221 grammes (7.7 oz) of cutting agents in his possession.
John added: “He is now in custody.
“The customs investigators in Essen, based in [the town of] Nordhorn, took over the further investigations.”
The seized drugs were reportedly worth more than EUR 25,000 (GBP 22,000) on the black market, reports claimed.
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Story By: Georgina Jadikovska, Sub-Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash
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