https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German man and four others were arrested in Romania for allegedly holding troubled German teenagers like slaves, officials said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190829/five-arrested-for-allegedly-enslaving-german-teens-romania Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:40:31 +0200 five-arrested-for-allegedly-enslaving-german-teens-romania German federal police launched a crackdown in 12 federal states on human trafficking and organized crime on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/largest-ever-police-action-in-nationwide-crackdown-on-organized-crime Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:58:36 +0200 largest-ever-police-action-in-nationwide-crackdown-on-organized-crime Italian and German police have rounded up more than 160 suspects in a vast anti-mafia operation in the two countries, cracking open a crime empire that grew rich on bread, wine and funeral services. https://www.thelocal.de/20180109/over-160-suspects-arrested-in-german-italian-anti-mafia-sweep Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:29:52 +0100 over-160-suspects-arrested-in-german-italian-anti-mafia-sweep Six Syrian refugees arrested in Germany on suspicion of preparing a terror attack on behalf of Isis were freed on Wednesday because of a lack of evidence, a prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.de/20171123/six-syrians-suspected-of-terror-plot-released-over-lack-of-evidence Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:14:55 +0100 six-syrians-suspected-of-terror-plot-released-over-lack-of-evidence German police on Tuesday arrested six Syrian refugees suspected of preparing a terror attack in the name of the Islamic State jihadist group, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/six-syrians-arrested-for-planning-terror-attack-in-germany Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:35:43 +0100 six-syrians-arrested-for-planning-terror-attack-in-germany Two more German citizens are believed to have been arrested in Turkey, the foreign ministry in Berlin said on Monday, adding that a travel warning could follow if the detentions continue. https://www.thelocal.de/20170911/turkey-arrests-two-more-german-nationals-as-tensions-flare Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:45:54 +0200 turkey-arrests-two-more-german-nationals-as-tensions-flare German police said they arrested nine drug trafficking suspects, including four suspected Islamist militants, in early morning raids Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170524/berlin-drug-raids-lead-to-arrest-of-four-islamists Wed, 24 May 2017 19:32:43 +0200 berlin-drug-raids-lead-to-arrest-of-four-islamists German police have arrested a 26-year-old Islamist who was planning an attack against police officers or soldiers using a homemade explosive device, authorities said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170223/german-islamist-arrested-for-planning-attack-on-security-forces Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:30:58 +0100 german-islamist-arrested-for-planning-attack-on-security-forces Overnight raids in Berlin ended in the arrest a pair of Turkish men for planning a terrorist attack on Friday, though the German capital was not their intended target. https://www.thelocal.de/20150116/suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-berlin Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:52:27 +0100 suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-berlin Police have arrested 15 in raids and confiscated 2.9 tonnes of the main chemical ingredient used to manufacture crystal meth , it was announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/german-czech-police-smash-crystal-meth-ring Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:23:00 +0100 german-czech-police-smash-crystal-meth-ring