Overview
- Police and tax officers searched 16 properties across Berlin districts and Brandenburg, deploying about 80 staff and seizing four luxury cars, high-value jewelry and other evidence.
- Prosecutors say the rentals cheated insurers out of at least €111,400 during a probe that has targeted six suspects since October 2025.
- Three people were released after the searches, with the case still active under the Berlin State Criminal Police Office.
- Berlin’s state police lead an EU project called Rent to share findings across Europe and to disrupt car-rental businesses tied to organized crime.
- Justice Senator Felor Badenberg backs faster seizure of criminal assets, including proposals to shift the burden of proof and to make it easier to confiscate rental cars used in drug crimes or illegal races.