Raids on Wednesday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia against organized crime!
“The suspects are a Georgian-dominated group of perpetrators, Russian-EURASISISISISIST,” said Thomas Strobl (CDU), Interior Minister of Baden-Württemberg. The accused are accused of crimes such as burglary, car shifts, smuggling, money laundering and even murder.
According to Strobl, over a dozen searches take place in the three federal states, in which a total of 1,000 police forces are in use.
Casing dogs were also used in the raid
Special forces in use, several arrests
One of the missions was in North Rhine-Westphalia in Burgsteinfurt in Münster. According to a report by the “Westfälische Nachrichten”, at least five people were arrested when accessing an import export company. A spokeswoman for the responsible Stuttgart police did not confirm this number at first.
According to the public prosecutor, a suspected leader of the gang is said to have been arrested at one of the locations.
An import export company was in sight
Hoofed officials with machine guns secured the site in North Rhine -Westphalia and searched through the halls. Photos also show a armored vehicle and special forces of the police in action. In total, there are more than 30 officials here alone, said the spokeswoman.
The group against which the commitment is directed is assigned to the so-called Russian-EURASIAN organized crime (REOK). According to Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Interior, it is multicultural and consists of subcultures that have existed for more than 120 years.
There were also searches in Bavarian Pottenstein
“Serious threat”
The offenses committed by REOK should range to violence and homicides. Strobl. “So it is a serious threat that we decisively oppose. Organized crime is a special threat to the rule of law and our society. “
The fight against organized crime was a priority in Baden-Württemberg. “We don’t let up and take a long breath and with great emphasis against organized crime in all its manifestations,” said Strobl.