Drug dealers attack: tragic fall ends fatally in Neukölln!

Drug dealers attack: tragic fall ends fatally in Neukölln!

In a tragic incident in Neukölln, Berlin, a 38-year-old died after a robbery that ended with a fatal fall. According to rbb24 have a 29-year-old and his accomplice in December last year who described the man who described it as a suspected drug dealer is wasted. According to reports, he was reporting to bring a box with cannabis to his apartment.

The two suspects follow the 38-year-old into the stairwell, where they snatched the drugs from him. In the argument, the man fell and hit his head on the floor. He died in the hospital two days later. The perpetrators fled with the box, and the main suspect traveled to the Dominican Republic one day after the crime, but returned at the end of April, only to show because of a lack of visa. He was arrested at Frankfurt Airport and has been in custody since then. His alleged accomplice is already charged, and three more accomplices are also determined.

drug crime in Neukölln

The incident in Neukölln is part of a major problem of drug crime in Germany. According to the data of Statista , around 347,000 cases of drug crime were recorded in the police in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 2 percent compared to the previous year. The lion's share of these cases, about 208,000, concerned cannabis, which has been partially legal since April 1, 2024.

Drug crime is one of the main areas of organized crime and street crime. In 2023, around 55,500 drug trade offenses were registered alone. An increasing health problem is the consumption of illegal drugs, with the number of drug deaths in Germany increasing to around 2,230 last year. Death is often due to long -term damage to health due to excessive drug use.

further arrests in Neukölln

in parallel to the fatal incident, a 22-year-old man was arrested by the police in Neukölln after driving over a red traffic light. During the check, the officials discovered a suspicious bag in the passenger seat, which led to a confiscation of a package with alleged cocaine in the kilogram area in addition to cash in the four -digit range. The man's vehicle was also secured. He was initially taken into account in police custody and is to be presented to an investigative judge in order to issue an arrest warrant, such as "https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/mann-fuhr-uber-rote-polpol-polmassliche-massliche-in-Neukolln-fest-13682101.html" target = "_ blank"> Tagesspiegel reported.

These incidents illustrate the continuing challenges with which the authorities are faced with the fight against drug crime and throw a light on the serious health and social problems associated with drug use.