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Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - Significantly more weapons requiring a permit and prohibited weapons were seized at Frankfurt Airport last year than in the previous year.
As can be seen from the annual balance sheet presented by the main customs office in Frankfurt on Friday, the number has more than doubled from just under 3,400 to over 8,000 weapons.
According to the announcement, the prohibited weapons were mostly ordered via the Internet.
These included butterfly knives, brass knuckles, precision slings and electric shock devices that look like flashlights.
In addition, around 4100 kilograms of drugs were withdrawn from circulation, significantly less than in the previous year (7280). The value of the drugs was around 71 million euros. As in 2019, it was mainly the chew drug khat. In addition, over 1.3 million tablets and ampoules have been discovered that violate the Medicines Act. "The range extended from sexual enhancers, antibiotics and antidepressants to hair restorers," as the main customs office reported.
In addition, over 265,000 counterfeit branded products worth around 38 million euros were found, more than 80 percent of which came from China - in the previous year it was 60 percent of the counterfeits.
In addition, almost 1,300 live animals that fall under species protection were seized - especially turtles, ornamental fish, corals and snakes were affected.
This number has decreased significantly compared to the previous year (7700).
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By collecting taxes and customs duties, the main customs office in
Frankfurt received around 6.2 billion euros, 0.14 billion euros less than in the previous year.
Import sales tax fell significantly from around 5.08 to 4.7 billion euros, while aviation tax dropped from 763 to 144 million euros.
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