Drug smuggling in Berlin: Police strike the brazen drug ring!

Drug smuggling in Berlin: Police strike the brazen drug ring!

Berlin, Deutschland - On July 18, 2025, the Berlin public prosecutor's office carried out searches in several objects in cooperation with the Berlin police. The focus of the investigation is suspected of unauthorized trading in narcotics in no small amount. Two accused were identified, a 52-year-old and a 32-year-old, while a 26-year-old is considered a suspect who is said to have imported at least 60 kilograms of hashish from Switzerland and handed over to his father. The 52-year-old is said to have acted with cocaine, heroin, crystal meth and marijuana in the kilogram area. The police searched the apartment in Westend, a bar in Wilmersdorf and a family home in Heinersdorf and met numerous evidence.

During the searches, money amounts in the five -digit range as well as around 3 kg cannabis, 32 g cocaine and over 1 kg of a narcotics steeper were ensured. In addition, the officers found a parcel scale, several fine scales, packaging materials, dealer records as well as documents and storage media for crypted currencies. The two discovered safes are particularly worrying, one of which contained a not invited revolver and two PTB weapons with 50 rounds of ammunition.

background of the investigation

This investigation is part of an extensive campaign that is in the context of the Encrochate determination. The hacker attack on the KryptoHandy provider Encrochat four years ago was viewed as a significant blow to organized crime, especially drug trafficking. Investigators were able to monitor chats from criminals over two months, which provided the background for several thousand investigation. According to reports from Tagesschau, over 1,700 arrests were carried out in Germany after these investigations.

Hamburg's interior senator Andy Grote (SPD) confirmed that new distribution struggles have arisen in drug crime. Despite significant arrests and drug finds, there are no signs that fewer drugs come into the country. On the contrary, according to reports from the European Union Drugs Agency, the price of cocaine drops and purity increases. The current crime statistics in Berlin reached a maximum of 2023, with several violent incidents among drug dealers.

Criticism of the successes

Scientists like the criminal law scientist Arndt Sinn warn of stagnation in the persecution of organized crime and emphasize the need to find creative solutions to combat drug crime. A proposal for an anti-Mafia law that should make the punishment of members of criminal groups easier without proof of concrete crimes is controversial by experts. The Federal Ministry of the Interior considers such a law not necessary and constitutionally problematic.

The investigation by the Federal Criminal Police Office confirms the proportions of the problem; Between March 2020 and July 2021, over 2,250 investigations were initiated, and there were significant conservation. Nevertheless, the success in combating organized crime remains questionable because new actors are trying to violently secure their place in drug trafficking.
eSBERLIN.DERLIN.THTPS://WWWW.BERLIN.de/generalwessanwaltung/pressemaTeungen/2025/Pressemage Department.1582058.php) reports that the investigation will be continued, while social and political measures are required to combat drug crime sustainably.