Czech customs officers have arrested a total of seven foreigners
operating in the drug trade near the Czech - German border. Operation
Nightfall involved customs officers from the west Bohemian border
crossings of Rozvadov, Cheb, Sokolov, Teplice, as well as Prague, and
the undercover investigation lasted for over a year. The foreigners—six
Vietnamese nationals and one Albanian—have been charged with illegal
drug manufacturing as well as possession with intent to sell. Nearly
two kilograms of the methamphetamine pervitine was uncovered during the
police raids, and the accused are suspected of selling about 10 000
grams of pervitine for use on the German drug market. If convicted,
they face up to 15 years in jail.
Meanwhile, police in the west Bohemian city of Plzen have arrested a 49
year-old German male for drug trafficking in the downtown core. The man
is accused of figuring as a core heroin dealer in Plzen since 2001.