Over 6 Million Pills Seized in Major European Drug Trafficking Bust
In a large-scale international operation, European police intercepted a continent-wide gang smuggling millions of prescription medication pills throughout Europe.
On the 17th of October 2024, authorities in Estonia, Finland, Serbia and Romania, assisted by Europol and Eurojust, seized over 6 million prescription pills and arrested 47 people. 61 addresses were searched concurrently, with guns, mobile phones and luxury cars also being confiscated during the operation.
The criminal group purchased prescription medication used to treat anxiety, seizures and insomnia, and hid them in car tyres and clothing to be taken to Romania and Estonia from Serbia. The pills then made their way to the Nordic countries and were distributed on the streets by gang members in Finland and Norway. The drugs seized are estimated to have a market value of approximately €12.5 million.
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