Raid in Poland: Large deployment against Berlin's car theft gang
Raid in Poland: Large deployment against Berlin's car theft gang
Berlin, Deutschland - In the Poznan area, the police in Poland carried out a large -scale raid on Wednesday against a suspected gang of car thieves. As rbb24, around 150 police officers, including special forces such as an anti-Terror-unit. Searches that led to the arrest of five suspects between the ages of 23 and 38 were carried out in a total of twelve apartments and other rooms.
These suspects have been accused of stolen expensive cars in Berlin since the beginning of 2024, especially from the Hyundai, Kia and Nissan brands. The police identified up to 83 stolen vehicles that represent a total value of 1.9 million euros. The cars were opened with the help of electronic aids and transported directly to Poland, where they were disassembled in workshops. The police identified four workshops in Poland in which the stolen vehicles were broken down. In the course of the raid, 16 cars advertised to search were secured, and the investigators also found vehicle parts of over 100 disassembled cars. The parts could be assigned in at least ten cases of thefts in Berlin. During the searches, two devices were also ensured for the learning of vehicle keys, two electronic waste tools, several cell phones, drugs and cash in the middle four -digit range. The entire deployment was the result of intensive and hidden investigations, which were promoted by a joint investigation group from the Berlin public prosecutor, the Berlin and Polish authorities. The raid underlines the challenges that the investigative authorities are facing in the fight against cross -border car theft gangs. André Schulz, the federal chairman of the Federation of German Criminal Office (BDK), commented on the problem and appealed to the need for better networking of German and Polish authorities. According to BDK Last year, financial damage of around 450 million euros caused. A central demand from the BDK is the evaluation of collected information by Europol, especially for the border region to Poland and the Czech Republic. In addition, there is the search for an international investigation group, including Eurojust, which is intended to promote the exchange of information between police authorities. These measures are necessary to reduce bureaucratic obstacles and to ensure institutionalized cooperation. The increasing trend of car theft in Germany is supported by the statistics. In 2020, over 28,300 car investings were noted, although almost half of the stolen vehicles could not be found. Berlin ranks as one of the federal states with the highest theft rates. Only North Rhine-Westphalia recorded even more cases. According to chip it was stolen in Berlin, which was one of the main concerns for the security authorities. In a European comparison, Germany occupies 18th place in terms of security against car theft, with 159 cars being stolen every day. In order to minimize the damage and strengthen the feeling of security of the citizens, the effective fight against international groups of perpetrators remains a central challenge for the police authorities in Germany. extensive investigations and consolidations
police measures against cross -border crime
The theft statistics in Germany
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