BERLIN: Customs officials at the Berlin airport seized 5 kilogrammes of heroin from a 44-year-old man arriving from Malaysia, German news agency (dpa) reported.
The Polish national allegedly attempted to smuggle the drugs concealed inside sewn-up handbags, authorities said on Friday.
He was intercepted in mid-April at an airport exit after officers took notice of the five handbags he was carrying.
The man was taken into custody at BER airport, and the narcotics were confiscated.
