Polish police bust drug lab, seize 185 kg of 'clephedrone'

Polish police say they have busted an illegal drug laboratory in the south of the country and seized nearly 185 kilogrammes of a synthetic narcotic known as clephedrone.

Photo:

cbsp.policja.pl

Investigators confiscated nearly 185 kilogrammes of clephedrone, with an estimated street value of around PLN 9 million (EUR 2.1 million, USD 2.2 million), public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Wednesday.

Two suspects were caught in the act and detained during the crackdown near the southern town of Pyskowice, Poland's Central Bureau of Police Investigation (CBŚP) said.

Prosecutors charged the suspects with participating in an organised criminal group and producing large quantities of illegal substances.

Following a court order, both men were remanded in custody.

Policjanci @CBSPolicji z Bielska-Białej zlikwidowali w województwie śląskim laboratorium klefedronu, zabezpieczając blisko 1⃣8⃣5⃣ kg tego narkotyku, którego czarnorynkowa wartość wynosi ok. 9⃣ mln zł 🫰 Do sprawy policjanci zatrzymali 2 osoby 💪 pic.twitter.com/KusDKFxTnV

— Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji (@CBSPolicji) December 4, 2024

The investigation remains ongoing, authorities said.

(gs)

Source: IAR, cbsp.policja.pl