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Huge haul of cocaine seized at the Cargo Centre of Luxembourg Airport following a joint operation

The prosecutor’s office reported in a press statement that nearly 88kg of cocaine were found at Luxembourg Airport’s cargo centre. The haul represents a substantial quantity of drugs believed to have been destined for distribution networks in Europe.

Based on an estimated street value of around €50 per gram, the shipment would be worth approximately €4.4 million at retail level, underlining both the scale of the trafficking operation and the significant profits generated by the illicit trade.

Investigators say the circumstances of the case bear the hallmarks of organised crime. The large volume of narcotics, the use of international transport routes and the apparent structuring of the operation suggest the involvement of a coordinated criminal network with clearly distributed roles among its members.

Also today

• Police have arrested a suspect following a burglary at a shop on Grand-Rue in Ettelbruck
• The Association of Prison Guards has sounded the alarm over worsening safety conditions in Luxembourg’s prisons
• The Socialist Women have a new president, with local councillor Jasmine Pettinger taking over the role
• OGBL president Nora Back and Labour Minister Marc Spautz clashed over the government’s refusal to introduce a structural minimum wage increase
• Inflation expectations among US consumers surged in March to levels last seen around seven months ago
• A Russian oil tanker docked in a Cuban port today to deliver the first crude shipment to the island since January after Washington gave the crisis-hit country a reprieve from a fuel blockade.
• The Senegalese President has signed into law legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations.
• Thousands of Germans have taken to the streets in recent days in support of a TV personality who has had fake sexualised images of her spread online.

On air

Tom is in a quandary......he just doesn’t know who to support in the upcoming World Cup. JB pointed out to him that, considering he studied in England, works at an English speaking station, and clearly models himself on an English sleuth....there is really only one choice!

Figure of the day

Italy fertility rate has fallen to a new low of 1.14 in 2025

• Italy’s fertility rate fell to a new low of 1.14 children per woman in 2025 -- one of the lowest levels in the world, official data released on Tuesday showed, in figures that are the latest sign of Italy’s rapidly ageing population.
• The report from the Istat agency also showed that Italy has some of the highest life expectancy rates in Europe -- 81.7 years for men and 85.7 years for women.

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