Luxembourg customs found around 179 kilos of cannabis in a lorry trailer travelling to Ghent in Belgium at the end of January 2023 after a sniffer dog alerted officers. Officers confiscated the drugs and opened an investigation.
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At the end of January 2023, Luxembourg customs officers checked a lorry trailer travelling to Ghent in Belgium.[1] A sniffer dog alerted the officers during the check.[1] A search of the trailer after the alert found around 179 kilos of cannabis.[1]
Customs confiscated the cannabis and launched an investigation.[1] The trailer check was described as one of several successful Luxembourg customs operations against drug crime since the start of 2023.[1]
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