{"id":237330,"date":"2024-10-23T02:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T02:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/german-police-raid-pizzeria-serving-side-order-of-cocaine\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T02:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T02:59:40","slug":"german-police-raid-pizzeria-serving-side-order-of-cocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/german-police-raid-pizzeria-serving-side-order-of-cocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"German police raid pizzeria serving side order of cocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police have raided a pizzeria in western Germany which they alleged served customers a side of cocaine when they ordered item number 40 on the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities were tipped off about the scheme in March by food inspectors, and drug squad officers began watching the restaurant, criminal director Michael Graf von Moltke said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When police went to detain the pizzeria manager at his apartment, the 36-year-old reportedly threw a bag of drugs out of the window, which &#8220;fell right into the arms of the police officers&#8221;, D\u00fcsseldorf police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police found 1.6kg (3.5lb) of cocaine, 400g (14.1oz) of cannabis and \u20ac268,000 (\u00a3223,120) in cash in the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant manager was released by police a few days later, and he reopened his restaurant and continued to sell the drug and pizza combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators used the opportunity to explore the drug supply chain to the pizzeria, leading them to bust a drug ring in western Germany weeks later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 150 officers raided two cannabis plantations &#8211; one in M\u00f6nchengladbach, to the west of D\u00fcsseldorf where 300 plants were found, and another in Solingen, to the east of the city, where 60 plants were found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The homes and businesses of 12 suspects were also raided, resulting in the arrests of three people, including a 22-year-old suspected of being the head of the drug operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police also found weapons, money and expensive watches during the raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pizzeria manager was rearrested while trying to leave the country and remains in custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The number 40 was one of the best-selling pizzas,&#8221; Mr Moltke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police have not released the name of others involved in the drug operation, or the price of the pizza and cocaine combination.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have raided a pizzeria in western Germany which they alleged served customers a side of cocaine when they ordered item number 40 on the menu. 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