Investigations into the impressive haul of cocaine seized at the Nespresso plant in the Swiss town of Romont in 2022 have drawn a blank in Fribourg. But in Basel progress is being made.
After thorough investigation the public prosecutor of Basel Country has identified individuals suspected of trying to collect the shipment. By order of the Swiss authorities, two Albanians living in Lombardy, Italy, have been arrested; one has already been extradited.
The discovery of 500kg of cocaine at the Nespresso plant in Romont, canton Fribourg, on May 2, 2022, shocked the whole of Switzerland. This huge shipment of pure cocaine was hidden inside a container of coffee sent from Brazil through Antwerp, Belgium. But who was the intended recipient?
In Fribourg, the public prosecutor’s enquiries led nowhere, and in September 2022 it was announced that the investigation would go no further. It had been established that the cocaine “wasn’t meant for Nespresso”. The cargo “most likely” should have been unloaded by the traffickers somewhere between Antwerp and Romont. But “for reasons unknown, this had not happened”.
