The swiss police indicated on Thursday that it seized more than 500 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil in bags of coffee beans delivered to one nespresso plant.
Workers at the plant in Romont (east of the Swiss canton of Fribourg) alerted authorities on Monday about a mysterious white powder found in sacks of coffee beans, police said. Officials of the manufacturer of coffee capsules, owned by the Swiss food giant NestléThey said they found “an indeterminate white substance when they opened the newly delivered sacks of coffee beans,” Freiburg police said.
Came from Brazil
Police tests determined that the substance was cocaine. According to initial investigations, the shipment came from Brazil, the police pointed out. He added that the seized cocaine is 80% pure and has a market value of plus 50 million Swiss francs (51 million dollars, 48 million euros).
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The search of five containers “delivered the same day by train resulted in the seizure of a total of 500 kilos of the drug“, he added.
The police reported that a security perimeter was installed around the factory during the operation, in which a contingent of customs officials participated. Units containing the drug were isolated and the substance did not contaminate production at the plant, the statement said. “All the drugs were intended for the European market“, concluded the police.