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Suspect Remanded After 654-Kilo Marijuana Seizure at Frankfurt Airport

Investigators say the US airfreight was hidden under solar modules for a Darmstadt shell company.

Overview

  • The haul, discovered Sunday at Frankfurt Airport, weighed about 654 kilograms and arrived as airfreight from the United States.
  • Officers found 1,309 vacuum-sealed parcels concealed beneath stacked solar modules.
  • A 30-year-old man from Nauheim was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of arranging the illegal import.
  • A Darmstadt judge ordered pretrial detention Thursday, a common step when courts see flight or collusion risk.
  • Investigators are checking the declared recipient, a suspected shell firm in Darmstadt, for ties to a wider trafficking network.