Germany: Suspected Drug Courier, 9 Others Nabbed near Dusseldorf

  According to the news release, the suspected courier was arrested after flying in from Sao Paulo via Madrid. The 35-year-old man was from Witten, which is adjacent to Bochum, according to the AP.

Police arrested eight men and a woman after raiding nine apartments, accusing the group of importing around 100 kilograms of cocaine valued at approximately € 3.5 million (US$ 3.86 million) and around 20 kilograms of marijuana, valued at approximately € 100,000 (US$ 110,000), according to the news release.