With the search of numerous buildings, the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Luxembourg took action against a suspected gang that is supposed to operate a nationwide marijuana trade.
The Oberhausen criminal police reported on Thursday morning of searches and arrests in Oberhausen, Medebach, Heinsberg, Lüdenscheid, Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen, Essen (all of North Rhine-Westphalia), in Korbach (Hesse) and in Strassen (Luxembourg).
"A few minutes ago, investigators from the Oberhausen Criminal Police, supported by strong forces from neighboring police authorities and operational units from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, secured access to numerous buildings in which court-ordered arrest warrants and search warrants are currently being carried out," said the Oberhausen police shortly after 6.30 am Clock with. The extensive investigation is being conducted at the Duisburg public prosecutor's office.
In the objects, the investigators looked for evidence that should further corroborate the urgent suspicion against members of a gang that the Duisburg public prosecutor accuses of extensive nationwide marijuana trade.
The police and the public prosecutor's office want to take stock of the action on Thursday.
For example, the police initially did not want to comment on how many arrests there had been and to what extent drugs were found in the large-scale operation.