Drug raids in the Rhine-Main area: Six arrests and millions of millions ensured!

Drug raids in the Rhine-Main area: Six arrests and millions of millions ensured!

A big blow to drug crime was carried out in the Rhine-Main area on Friday, April 11, 2025. According to a joint press release by the Wiesbaden public prosecutor, the Hessian State Criminal Police Office (HLKA) and the Frankfurt am Main (ZFA) customs investigation, six people were arrested in this context and several searches in Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden and in the districts of Groß-Gerau and Main-Kinzig were carried out. The investigation of the joint investigation group Rauschgift Hessen (ger Hessen) runs over several months and are directed against the suspicion of the smuggling of drugs from Thailand and the Dominican Republic to Germany.

Since December 2024, the authorities have already discovered four package shipments at Frankfurt am Main Airport. These contained around 1.2 tons of marijuana and 200 kilograms of cocaine, which is still the subject of the investigation. The smuggling of this drug contingent is only part of the comprehensive investigation, which has now been expanded to the greatest extent.

results of the searches

In the searches, not only drugs, but also considerable assets were ensured. In total, the investigators found cash of almost 44,000 euros, high -quality jewelry, three high -priced watches and designer bags. In addition, mobile phones, data carriers and business documents were confiscated. The arrested are two women and four men aged 26 to 32. There are already arrest warrants against four of the arrested, including two women and two men. You will be presented to the Wiesbaden District Court, while two other accused were released after police measures.

The success of these investigations is further evidence of the intensive fight against drug crime by the GER Hessen, which was founded in 2012 to combat this challenge in the region. The Wiesbaden public prosecutor has also obtained wealth arrest of over half a million euros, which underlines the severity of the allegations.

background of drug crime in Germany

The danger that comes from organized drug crime is enormous. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), organized crime benefits significantly from illegal profits in drug trade. These illegal activities are not only a significant threat to internal security in Germany, but also for the entire EU and beyond. Despite the success in combating this crime, the pressure with regard to the supply of narcotics, especially cocaine, remains high.

The illegal markets and the smart handling of the perpetrators with new technologies, such as trading on the Internet, represent a massive challenge for the law enforcement authorities. The BKA has advanced extensive investigation and the identification of suspects, which was made possible by knowledge from decryptized data. This shows how important modern investigative approaches are in today's world to effectively put the masterminds of drug crime. Combating these offenses remains a central task of all security authorities.