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문제의 코카인 소포는 발신처인 남미에서 목적지인 바티칸으로 운송되던 도중 독일 라이프치히공항 세관에서 덜미가 잡혔다고 빌트 암 존탁이 보도했다.
독일 세관에서는 소포 속에서는 14개의 콘돔에 나누어 담긴 총 340g의 코카인을 확인, 압수한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 압수된 코카인의 시가는 40,000 유로, 한화로 약 6천만 원에 달한다.
이 화물의 받는 사람 주소가 “바티칸우체국”으로 돼 있어 바티칸시국 주민 800명 중 아무나 이 화물을 받을 수 있는 상황이다.
이 신문은 독일당국이 바티칸경찰과 공조해 소포의 주인을 찾는 함정수사를 벌였으나 실패했다고 보도했다.
교황청 대변인도 이번 사건과 관련해 바티칸 경찰이 독일 경찰당국에 협력하고 있다고 있으며 향후 추가 조사가 이어질 것이라고 밝혔다.
코리아헤럴드 온라인뉴스부 (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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Germany seizes cocaine-filled condoms sent to Vatican
German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, the finance ministry said Sunday.
A ministry spokesman told AFP that a box packed with 340 grams of cocaine valued at 40,000 euros ($55,200) was seized at the international airport in the eastern city of Leipzig in January.
The narcotics, posted from an unnamed South American country, were in liquid form and had been poured into the condoms and placed in the package addressed to the main postal centre at the Vatican.
"I can confirm the incident as reported" in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the spokesman said.
"But we cannot say anything more about the case," he added, saying it was now in the hands of local prosecutors.
Authorities handed the parcel to a police officer at the Vatican with the aim of laying a trap for a culprit who might try to claim it.
But the box had remained there since January.
German investigators believe the intended recipient, who remains unknown, was likely tipped off that the package had been intercepted.
The Vatican office of Interpol is now working on the investigation with the Leizpig prosecutor's office, which could not immediately be reached for comment. (AFP)
Germany seizes cocaine-filled condoms sent to Vatican
German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, the finance ministry said Sunday.
A ministry spokesman told AFP that a box packed with 340 grams of cocaine valued at 40,000 euros ($55,200) was seized at the international airport in the eastern city of Leipzig in January.
The narcotics, posted from an unnamed South American country, were in liquid form and had been poured into the condoms and placed in the package addressed to the main postal centre at the Vatican.
"I can confirm the incident as reported" in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the spokesman said.
"But we cannot say anything more about the case," he added, saying it was now in the hands of local prosecutors.
Authorities handed the parcel to a police officer at the Vatican with the aim of laying a trap for a culprit who might try to claim it.
But the box had remained there since January.
German investigators believe the intended recipient, who remains unknown, was likely tipped off that the package had been intercepted.
The Vatican office of Interpol is now working on the investigation with the Leizpig prosecutor's office, which could not immediately be reached for comment. (AFP)
