A German pizzeria in Düsseldorf was serving far more than just baked bread with cheese. According to the police, the restaurant used to serve pizzas with a side dish of cocaine. The dish was listed on the menu as “pizza number 40.
” After months of investigations, authorities were able to crack down on an organised crime group. According to the news agency DPA, some 150 cops, including those from elite units, conducted raids on 16 locations in nine cities last week, arrested three suspects, and confiscated weapon caches. The pizzeria under scanner Police have been investigating the pizzeria since March, when a routine food inspection discovered the narcotic in the kitchen, according to Criminal Director Michael Graf von Moltke’s statement on Monday.
When narcotics investigators placed the business under surveillance, they discovered that Pizza No. 40 was a popular among the patrons. “It was one of the most-sold pizzas,” Von Moltkesaid.
Each pie had a cocaine packet underneath it. It was not immediately clear how much Number 40 cost or what toppings were included. “That was new to us and surprised us because the owner had never been accused of drug crimes.
” The pizzeria’s advertising slogan was “We deliver everything home to you.” “Even if we knew, we wouldn’t release it,” a police spokesperson said. The 36-year-old restaurant owner, who is Croatian, allegedly threw a bag full of cocaine out the window when police arrived to question him.
“It fell .