European police seized drugs worth 85m euros and arrested hundreds of suspects during a continent-wide sweep last month, Europol announced on Friday. Led by the Polish Central Bureau of Investigation and joined by 15 other member states, the sting conducted by more than 37 000 officers "targeted drug traffickers across Europe", Europol said. "These activities brought in an important hit on drug trafficking networks, pulling drugs worth more than 85m euros ($93.5m) out of the illegal market," Europol said, quoting preliminary results. This was a "huge hit to the European drug market", it added. Depending on how it was made, this quantity of MAPA drug base would have been enough to produce 6.3 tons of amphetamines, a mood-altering drug "worth nearly 63m euros on the European market".

Source: News 24 October 11, 2019 15:00 UTC