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A8 Check Near Weyarn Finds Over Two Kilos of Cocaine, Driver Held in Pretrial Detention

Pretrial detention follows the seizure, signaling an investigation led by Kripo Miesbach.

Overview

  • Border-police officers from the Kreuth station stopped a motorhome on a parking area off the A8 near Weyarn on Tuesday shortly after 14:00.
  • Officers seized more than two kilograms of cocaine along with a loaded blank-firing weapon and a forged Albanian police ID found inside the vehicle.
  • The 62-year-old driver was detained at the scene, and an investigating judge issued an arrest warrant the next day, sending him to a detention facility.
  • Kripo Miesbach’s narcotics unit is directing the case under the Munich II prosecutor’s office, with multiple proceedings now pending.
  • Police have not provided information on possible accomplices or transport routes as inquiries continue.