The lawyers and prosecutors on Wednesday shortly before the start of the trial in the district court. The ten defendants are not yet in the room Photo: picture alliance/dpa
By Anne Losensky
If 4.4 tons of cocaine end up on the streets of Germany, it’s about 400 million euros, golden noses – and 15 years in prison!
Regional court, room 500. The Abou-Chaker clan otherwise argues here twice a week with rapper Bushido. Now there are also ten suspected coke kings sitting here! It is the next spectacular process for judge Martin Mrosk (40): cocaine smuggling from South America via Berlin shell companies.
Officially, lead and copper were imported. Packets of cocaine smeared with anti-sniffing paste were stuck in built-in cavities to trick drug dogs. According to the indictment, this has been going on since 2012.
First merchant Gordon B. (37) is said to have been a gang boss, then pilot Christian D. (37). In Colombia, a man named “Fetti” sent the prepared cargo in the sea container. In Pessin, Brandenburg (600 souls), Dominique E. (36) and Nibar S. (33) took care of the “coke mining” in a conspiratorial warehouse.
There was a yacht (shorten the sea route), a new route via Latvia and corrupt customs officials. Among the accused is a lawyer (63) who is said to have had previous Stasi contacts. 32 days of trial planned, verdict January 30, 2023.