The Local Germany

Record 4.5 tonnes of cocaine worth €1 billion seized in Hamburg

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:39:46 +0200

Germany's customs service said Friday it had seized a 4.5 tonne cocaine shipment, the country's largest ever, with an estimated street value of one billion euros.

German police stumble upon huge stockpile of chemicals during routine call out

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:36:27 +0200

Authorities in North-Rhine Westphalia are trying to work out what the huge stash of chemicals discovered at a warehouse was intended for.

German police close down two publishers with Kurdish militant ties

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:29:46 +0100

German police on Tuesday raided and shuttered two publishing companies linked to banned militant group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Police raid migrant smuggling network with connections to far-right

Tue, 08 May 2018 13:17:17 +0200

800 police officers searched buildings in northern and central Germany where several suspects are said to have smuggled foreigners into Germany with fake documents. Some suspects are alleged to be connected to the alt-right Reichsbürger movement.

Isis suspect arrested in Germany as part of Europe-wide raids

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:30:16 +0200

Six suspected members of the Isis terror group were arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany on Wednesday in an operation led by Spanish authorities investigating a jihadist recruiting network, the Spanish interior ministry said.

German police raid 'hotbed of radicalization'

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:36:27 +0200

Police in Lower Saxony on Wednesday carried out a raid on a mosque run by the German-speaking Islamic circle of Hildesheim (DIK), as well on the homes of eight of the organization's board members.

Huge weapons cache found at home of hate speech suspect

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:04:00 +0200

Police carrying out a raid on a home in Bavaria were shocked to discover an enormous weapons cache, including an assortment of knives and guns as well as more unusual weapons.

Young men storm school claiming to be from Isis

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:56:06 +0100

Eight young men in western Germany were arrested in a school yard on Monday after drawing fake guns on a teacher and claiming to be from terrorist group Isis.

Jeweller raids jewellery shop and banks

Thu, 08 May 2014 11:06:00 +0200

A jeweller in western Germany turned robber in a desperate attempt to save his struggling business. The 48-year-old carried out a series of raids on banks and even another jewellery shop.

Police in eight cities raid premises of suspected Islamists

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:26:00 +0100

Police in eight cities across Germany and Belgium raided flats and club houses allegedly connected to an extreme Islamist group on Tuesday.