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11 arrested in Europe-wide drug crime raids across five countries

Mar 28, 2025

Cologne [Germany], March 28: In a coordinated operation targeting organized drug crime, police forces across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain launched raids on residential and commercial properties early on Thursday.
A total of 32 properties have been searched and 11 arrest warrants have been executed, the office for the prosecution of organized crime in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and local police in Bonn said in a statement.
Additionally, one person has been temporarily detained.
The operation primarily targeted the area around Cologne and Bonn in western Germany, the statement said.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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