Border police seize eight kilograms of gold hidden in car console near Passau
Border police discovered about eight kilograms of gold hidden in a car's central console during a checkpoint on Autobahn 3 near Passau and seized it.
During a routine traffic stop on Autobahn 3 close to Passau, Grenzpolizei officers uncovered a professionally installed compartment in the vehicle’s centre console containing roughly eight kilograms of gold. The 38-year-old driver could not prove legitimate ownership, prompting suspicion of money-laundering. Police confiscated the gold and the driver’s mobile phone, and the case has been handed to the regional criminal police and the central anti-money-laundering office in Munich.
Why it matters
The seizure highlights the scale of cross-border gold smuggling and associated money-laundering risks in Europe.
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