The police arrested two suspects during a routine check at the Stolkertsijver police post on Wednesday, October 14. Nine PET bottles containing mercury were found in their vehicle.
According to police, the bottles were concealed in two white rice sacks beneath the seats of the driver and the passenger. The individuals involved are driver M.A. and passenger M.V.
The pair are suspected of violating the Wet Tegengaan Smokkelen (Anti-Smuggling Act) and the Wet Economische Delicten (Economic Offences Act). Both were arrested to be brought before an assistant public prosecutor.
The suspects and the seized mercury were handed over to the Fraude department, which is conducting the further investigation.
