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Germany Seizes Over 1.5 Tonnes of Marijuana Hidden in Office Chairs

The disclosure points to US–German cooperation behind an ongoing probe into an organized import ring.

Zollfahnder sichern 1,5 Tonnen Marihuana im Wert von über 15 Millionen Euro.
Ermittlern in Nordrhein-Westfalen ist ein Schlag gegen eine mutmaßliche Drogenbande gelungen. Bei mehreren Einsätzen wurden insgesamt rund eineinhalb Tonnen Marihuana beschlagnahmt, wie das Zollfahndungsamt Essen mitteilte.

Overview

  • German customs, which disclosed the case Tuesday, say they seized more than 1.5 tonnes of marijuana in North Rhine-Westphalia with an estimated street value above €15 million.
  • Investigators trace the probe to a late‑2025 tip from US authorities about a container from Canada that concealed about 1.2 tonnes inside office chairs bound for Langenfeld.
  • Investigators watched the Jan. 6 delivery in Langenfeld and detained four people, and a 38-year-old main suspect remains in pre-trial detention.
  • Searches in Solingen and Wülfrath uncovered roughly 300 kilograms more marijuana, other drugs including cocaine and hashish, and two firearms, which led to the arrest of a 54-year-old suspect.
  • Prosecutors in Düsseldorf are examining seven suspects for gang-style importation and trafficking, and authorities held back news of the January action for tactical reasons.