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Augsburg’s City Club Raided by 200 Officers in Drug Probe as Criticism of Tactics Mounts

Prosecutors say the weekend operation stems from a months-long narcotics investigation targeting the club’s operator.

Overview

  • Police executed a prosecutor-authorized search of the City Club during operating hours, with about 200 officers across multiple locations to quickly secure evidence.
  • Authorities report seizing cocaine, amphetamines and cash in the low three-digit gram range, checking roughly 200 guests and logging two resistance incidents.
  • Seventeen people were provisionally detained, sixteen were released after processing, and one person was jailed on an unrelated existing warrant.
  • Club operators allege disproportionate measures including strip searches to underwear or beyond, forced entries causing damage despite offers of keys, phone seizures and guests held outside near freezing temperatures.
  • Supporters staged a spontaneous demonstration and raised about €12,000 as politicians questioned proportionality, while police and prosecutors continue evaluating the seized evidence.