An aged farmer ran an amphetamine factory. He got caught because the neighbors were bothered by the smell

Wiekowy rolnik prowadził fabryczkę amfetaminy. Wpadł, bo sąsiadom przeszkadzał zapach

Residents of a housing estate on the outskirts of Zülpich, in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia, complained to the police about an unpleasant, irritating odor coming from a farm nearby. As a result, a police patrol was sent to the farm.

The officer entered the property of the 73-year-old farmer, but he claimed that he had nothing to do with the smell. But he was just turning the noses of the officers. As a result, the police searched the buildings and discovered a professional laboratory and a drug factory in the barn and utility rooms.

Police technicians found at the site millions of chemicals used for the large-scale production of amphetamine. About 80 barrels of chemicals, a laboratory and a reactor used to produce amphetamine were seized. According to the district police headquarters in Euskirchen, the enterprising senior could use them to produce 335 kilograms of amphetamine worth over EUR 3.3 million.

The 73-year-old host was temporarily arrested. The investigation is ongoing and police believe the case is ongoing. Investigators are trying to identify the suppliers and recipients of the owner of the illegal business.