Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The day
Large scale operation in the north due to organized crime
In Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Bremen, the police have been searching several apartments since the early hours of the morning. The measures are related to organized crime, as the police announced. Overall should be close 40 apartments searched will. The police have not yet given any information about the exact background.
As the "Spiegel" reports, the large-scale operation is said to be a suspected gang of Cocaine importers walk. Accordingly, should be around 20 arrest warrants be enforced. It is about a large criminal network that is said to be responsible for the import of around two tons of cocaine by ship. The business went back to a cooperation with South American drug cartels. According to the magazine, the key figure is a 39-year-old unemployed IT specialist.
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