Raid in Berlin: Drug Baron arrested - 1 kilo of cocaine secured!

Raid in Berlin: Drug Baron arrested - 1 kilo of cocaine secured!

Prenzlauer Berg, Deutschland - On June 6, 2025, the Berlin public prosecutor searched several residential objects from a 27-year-old suspect as part of a large-scale investigation. The measures were carried out by over 30 investigators of the 5 (City) police department and was based on information from the crypto telephone provider "Encrochat". This hack, which is considered a significant blow to organize crime, underpins the targeted approach to drug trafficking in Germany, which has been greatly intensified since the incident four years ago. [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/generalanwallung/Pressemitteilungen/2025/Pressemage department. 1567874.php) reports that the searches in the districts of Prenzlauer Berg, Lichterfelde and Oberschöneweide took place.

As part of the searches, the investigators found a significant amount of narcotics. The seized drugs included:

• around 1 kg alleged cocaine
• around 3 kg of firm amphetamine
• about 4 liters of liquid amphetamine
• Almost 10 kg hashish
• about 5.5 kg marijuana

In addition, more than 40,000 euros in cash, a car, a pepper spray shot and three knives were secured. The suspect was arrested and a investigative judge who then issued an arrest warrant. The investigation continues and show that despite intensive investigative activities, the drug market cannot be stopped sustainably. This is underlined by experiences from the past in which over 1,700 arrests took place in Germany after the Encrochat determination, but no signs of a significant decline in drug trade were observed.

challenges in the fight against drug trafficking

experts are increasingly expressing doubts about the sustainability of the success of the investigation. A drug dealer said that without the encochate hack, he might have become less criminal. These statements throw a light on the complexity of the problem. New actors continue to try to secure their place in drug trafficking, which leads to distribution fights, as Hamburg's interior senator Andy Grote (SPD) confirmed. There were also numerous drug finds in the port of Hamburg, which shows that this place remains an important gateway for cocaine.

In addition, the statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office show that organized crime in Germany continues to flourish. The federal laying image "Organized Crime" documents these developments and finds that the drug investigations often have international references. These crimes are characterized by scheduled inspection with profit or power struts. We also experience an increasing demand for weapons, which also tightens the already tense security situation. According to the state chairman of the Federation of German Criminal Office, Jan Reinecke, the war against the drug trade could not be won. In this context, an anti-Mafia law is discussed as a possible solution, but the Federal Ministry of the Interior points out that such a law could be problematic. tagesschau.de and bka.de document them comprehensive dramatic developments.