500 kilos of cocaine found in coffee bags at Nespresso plant

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The batches were isolated and the substance didn’t come into contact with any production equipment, the police said.

Employees at a Nespresso factory in a Swiss town discovered more than 500 kilograms of cocaine in bags of coffee beans from Brazil.


Nespresso said employees immediately informed the police on Monday after discovering a suspicious substance at its production site in Romont. The cocaine is more than 80% pure and its market value is estimated at more than 50 million francs ($50.6 million), the police said.


The batches were isolated and the substance didn’t come into contact with any production equipment, the police said. The public prosecutor of the canton of Fribourg has opened an investigation.


Nespresso said all its products are safe to consume and it has strict quality controls for incoming shipments of green coffee. The company, a unit of Swiss food giant Nestle SA, said it can’t provide more details as the police investigation is underway.


500 kilos of cocaine found in coffee bags at Nespresso plant - Moneyweb

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Experts worried by rise of cocaine processing in Europe

BRUSSELS (AP) — Records amounts of cocaine are being seized in Europe while manufacturing of the drug is now taking place inside the the European Union, officials in charge of fighting and monitoring drugs use in the bloc warned on Friday.


More than 214 tons of cocaine were seized in Europe in 2020, a 6% increase from the previous year, and experts from the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) believe that amount could reach 300 tons in 2022.


With a market retail value estimated at 10.5 billion euros in 2020 and about 3.5 million European citizens reporting having used it in the past year, cocaine is the second most used drug in the EU after cannabis.

MORE Experts worried by rise of cocaine processing in Europe | Taiwan News | 2022-05-06 19:51:32

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214 tons of cocaine

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