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Polish police bust smuggling networks and seize drugs worth $275 million
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Posted on August 19, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
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1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Polish police dismantled drug networks across Europe, seizing $275M in narcotics. The operation involved multiple EU law enforcement agencies.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish police said on Tuesday they had dismantled a number of interlinked drug smuggling networks that operated across Europe, seizing narcotics worth 1 billion zlotys ($275 million).
The core of the criminal groups were Poles living in Spain, Poland's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBSP) said in a statement, with some members having links to Polish football hooliganism.
"During the investigation, 600 kilograms of marijuana, 180 kilograms of hashish, 40 kilograms of amphetamine sulfate, as well as seven firearms and several hundred rounds of ammunition were seized," the CBSP said.
The core group trafficked drugs to several parts of Europe, mainly the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria and Scandinavia. The investigation was conducted together with law enforcement agencies from a number of European Union countries, the CBSP said.
($1 = 3.6361 zlotys)
(Reporting by Alan CharlishEditing by Christina Fincher)
A criminal organization is a structured group of individuals engaged in illegal activities, often for profit. These organizations can operate locally, nationally, or internationally.
Narcotics are drugs that dull the senses and relieve pain. They can be legal, such as prescription medications, or illegal, like heroin and cocaine.
A drug bust is a law enforcement operation aimed at apprehending individuals involved in the illegal drug trade and seizing illegal substances.
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