According to the Danish TV2 website, the Midt-og Vestsjællands Politi (Midt- og Vestsjællands Politi) uncovered one of the biggest drug smuggling operations in recent years, after arresting two women – a mother and her daughter – who were trying to smuggle 38 kilograms of cocaine across the Danish border, while three children were with them in the car.
A mother and daughter are accused of smuggling huge quantities of cocaine.
Police told media outlets, including the Ritzau news agency, that the two women – a 45-year-old mother and her 23-year-old daughter – were arrested on Sunday in the western suburb of Copenhagen. During a search, officers found the cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in the family car, in which the children were sitting in the back seats.
Value of the confiscated drugs
Police estimated the seized quantity to have a market value of around 22 million Danish kroner, making it one of the largest seizures seen in the Central and Western Zealand region in recent years.
Police statements
وأوضح المفوض مايكل أندرياسن Michael Andreassen في تصريح مكتوب نقلته وكالة ريتساو أن الشرطة تنظر بخطورة بالغة إلى استخدام الأطفال كوسيلة تمويه لتغطية نشاط إجرامي بهذا الحجم، وقال: “إن استخدام الأطفال كإحصاء أو وسيلة لإخفاء جريمة خطيرة أمر نأخذه بجدية تامة، وقد أبلغنا السلطات الاجتماعية بالحادث على الفور”،
large-scale investigation
أكد المفوض أن العملية جاءت بعد تحقيق موسع قاد الشرطة إلى كشف هذا الشحن الكبير من الكوكايين، وأشار إلى أن الضباط “سعداء للغاية لعدم وصول هذه الكمية إلى الشوارع”. وأضاف أن عملية المراقبة والمتابعة كانت دقيقة وطويلة، وأسفرت في النهاية عن ضبط الجريمة في وقتها المناسب.
Indictments and legal proceedings
The two women were charged with importing large quantities of cocaine for distribution to an unspecified number of people within Denmark. They are scheduled to appear before the Holbæk District Court (Retten i Holbæk) today, Monday, for a preliminary hearing (Grundlovsforhør).
The public prosecutor requested a closed session.
According to the sources, the authorities stated that the public prosecutor's office will request that the session be held behind closed doors, in order to prevent the publication of details of the evidence or information related to the course of the investigation.
Image showing the Danish-German border
As shown in photos published by Presse-fotos.dk, the incident occurred near the Danish-German border, suggesting the transfer may have been part of a cross-border smuggling network. Police have not yet revealed whether other parties or individuals were involved, but confirmed they are continuing their investigation to identify the remaining members of the smuggling network.
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