Capital police officers seized nearly 31 kg of mephedrone and cocaine with an estimated black-market value of about PLN 1.6 million in the Bemowo district of Warsaw. The detained 40-year-old, linked to the football fan subculture, has been remanded in custody for three months.
The case was announced on Friday, 13 November, by the Capital Police Headquarters (KSP). The operation was carried out by officers of the KSP Department for Combating Football Hooliganism Crime. According to police, the man is linked to the fan subculture of one of Warsaw’s clubs; the statement does not specify which one.
Citroen used as a warehouse
The officers’ findings showed that the 40-year-old had for some time been putting wholesale quantities of drugs into circulation. He stored them in a Citroen Berlingo parked in the underground car park of a block of flats on Coopera Street.
While the officers were on site, a BMW driven by the wanted man drove into the car park. The officers checked his identity. In a small bag he had the key to the Citroen and PLN 16,000 in cash.
What was found in the cars
The BMW’s boot contained a travel bag with seven foil bags of white crystalline substance. A similar bag with seven bags was found in the Citroen. There were also four packages of a clumped white substance and a paper bag of crystals.
In total, the two vehicles contained nearly 31 kg of drugs. Tests showed that they were mephedrone and cocaine. Police estimated their black-market value at about PLN 1.6 million.
In the detained man’s flat, officers found and secured EUR 200 and men’s jewellery as security for possible future fines.
Charges and custody
The 40-year-old was charged at the District Prosecutor’s Office in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki with possessing a large quantity of drugs. At the prosecutor’s request, the court placed him in temporary custody for three months. He faces up to 10 years in prison. The man is presumed innocent.
Earlier this year, drugs on a similar scale were also seized elsewhere in the country, including 55 kg in Kalisz.
