"Clear alterations to the feet of the unpacked golden garden gnomes led my colleagues to a total of around 25 kilograms of concealed ketamine. The haul worth about 1 million was discovered about a month ago in four parcels bound for Canada and Australia when X-ray images revealed something highly irregular about the innocuous-looking ornaments."
"In a separate case last week involving the same drug, officers stopped a Dutch taxi on the A3 motorway heading toward Frankfurt. At a service area near the town of Siegburg, a 36-year-old British passenger's luggage was searched after giving conflicting statements. Officers found 30 vacuum-sealed bags filled with white crystalline powder, wrapped in gift paper and hidden among clothing in his suitcases."
German customs authorities discovered a significant ketamine shipment concealed within five golden garden gnomes at Cologne/Bonn Airport. The 25-kilogram haul, valued at approximately 1 million euros, was found in four parcels destined for Canada and Australia after X-ray screening revealed suspicious alterations to the gnomes' feet. In a related operation, customs officers stopped a Dutch taxi on the A3 motorway near Frankfurt, where they apprehended a British passenger carrying 30 vacuum-sealed bags of ketamine hidden among clothing in his luggage. The passenger attempted to flee but was captured after a brief chase. Combined, both operations seized drugs valued at approximately 2.3 million euros.
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