Overview
- Police and customs, led by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, ran checks Tuesday at Italian restaurants and ice cream cafés in Erfurt and Weimar, with some inspections already completed.
- The BKA said the operation is part of a broader action that extends beyond the state of Thuringia.
- RND, cited by Stern, reported four restaurants and one ice cream café searched in Erfurt and one restaurant in Weimar.
- Reporters at the sites described masked officers inside the venues as passersby watched from the street.
- Officials declined to explain the suspected offenses or targets, and no link to any specific crime has been confirmed.