In the case of a champagne bottle filled with ecstasy at a bar in Weiden in Upper Saxony, a man suspected of committing the crime has been arrested, according to the prosecutor's office. The 45-year-old Dutch man was said to be the owner of the drug, which was packaged in a champagne bottle, authorities said. He is being investigated for negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and gang drug trafficking.
Ecstasy in a champagne bottle: One person dead, seven guests injured
The man was arrested in the Netherlands in June and transferred to Germany in September. He is being held in a penitentiary in Bavaria. Allegedly a person who was also extradited from the Netherlands in November 2023 Poland However, the prosecutor's office said this had not been proven. The man was released from custody.
On the evening of February 13, 2022, eight people in a restaurant in Weiden drank champagne bottles containing the active ingredient MDMA. One person died and seven guests were injured. A few days later a similar incident occurred in the Netherlands which left four people injured. More similar bottles were later discovered in Germany.