Bavaria: Alleged drug smugglers in Regensburg in court

Regensburg (dpa/lby) - The smuggling of large quantities of amphetamine tablets from illegal drug laboratories abroad becomes a case for the Regensburg Regional Court.

Bavaria: Alleged drug smugglers in Regensburg in court

Regensburg (dpa/lby) - The smuggling of large quantities of amphetamine tablets from illegal drug laboratories abroad becomes a case for the Regensburg Regional Court. Two men have to answer there from Friday (9:15 a.m.). The public prosecutor's office accuses the Syrians of gang trafficking in large quantities of narcotics. It's about 250 kilograms of tablets.

The pills are said to have been manufactured in drug laboratories in Lebanon or Turkey and looked like the drug Captagon, which is no longer legally produced. In fact, the tablets contained the active ingredient amphetamine instead of fenetylline.

The task of the accused is said to have been to hide the tablets in other goods in a warehouse rented in Lower Bavaria and to camouflage them, to bring them by truck to Hamburg or Bremerhaven and to ship them from there in the direction of Saudi Arabia. In the spring of 2021, however, the narcotics were seized by the police in the hall. The suspects were arrested.

Ten days of negotiations are planned for the trial in Regensburg. The verdict could come on July 11.