Coffee: strange, bizarre or funny – the perception of some extraordinary stories is different for each viewer. In the past few weeks we have again found and collected some interesting mishaps, finds and deeds.
I forgot 24,000 euros while getting my coffee
Munich is known for its prosperity and the rather high prices for rents, goods and gastronomy compared to the rest of the country. So when you hear that two coffees have reached a value of 24,000 euros, you hold your breath. One inevitably wonders whether the coffee was served with gold leaf or expensive spices in a fancy restaurant, or whether these are particularly large cups of the most expensive coffee, Kopi Luwak. The story behind it is completely different.
At Munich Central Station, shortly before their train departed, two gentlemen quickly each got a coffee-to-go. A short time later, father and son noticed that they had left their shoulder bag in the shop there. As if losing a bag with normal contents such as a cell phone, wallet and documents wasn’t bad enough, in this case 24,000 euros in cash was a whole new type of loss. A conscientious member of security from the restaurant immediately reported the finding of this bag to the police. After the find was taken care of and the officials had counted the money, they were amazed. In addition to the 24,000 euros already mentioned, the two gentlemen’s passports and credit cards were also found. Luckily, there was no big search because father and son got in touch relatively quickly. For all those who now think badly: The origin of the money could be proven and was properly registered. Of course, the two men didn’t just carry the money around with them for fun – no – it was intended for an operation on their sick father in Germany. In the end everything turned out well again. The father thanked the finder for his honesty and the son promised to take better care of his belongings in the future. What a story!
Coffee container as a hiding place for drugs
Once again something was hidden between a load of coffee from Brazil that definitely doesn’t belong there. However, the dimensions are unmatched. Said container came from Santos in Brazil and was shipped to Antwerp. Afterwards we went to Switzerland comfortably by train. There the journey ended for the brown beans and the stowaway, because a sports bag was found when the freight container was opened. This was well filled, because the contents were 191 kilograms of cocaine with a market value of around 70 million francs. That’s the equivalent of around 65 million euros. For this amount you can treat yourself to a lot of delicious coffee specialties every day for a really long time. This find was of course immediately reported to the responsible police. According to this, it is the largest find of cocaine in Switzerland to date. For this reason, it is suspected that the drugs were not intended for the Swiss market. It is much more likely that this delivery was intended for the intermediate station in Antwerp. It is assumed that the unloading and distribution of the parcels failed there. Perhaps one had simply overreached oneself with this enormous quantity. Antwerp is generally known as one of the largest drug hubs. The degree of purity of the drugs is also significant. This is more than 90% instead of the conventional 40%. Either way, we cannot understand this act and would rather enjoy a coffee – and that 100%.
