Luxembourg's Customs and Excise Administration (Administration des douanes et accises) has confirmed that it has intercepted the largest-ever haul of ecstasy tablets at Findel airport.
As a result of an investigation, officers of the Anti-Drugs Department from the Customs administration succeeded in catching a 49-year-old man, who was intending to travel from the Luxembourg to Brazil. In the man's luggage , almost 15,000 ecstasy pills were discovered hidden. The drugs have an estimated value on the black market of around €150,000.
The public prosecutor ordered the drug to be confiscated. The man was arrested and has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment by the criminal court in Luxembourg.
Photo by Administration des douanes et accises
