Overview
- More than 100 officers from police, customs, tax and city agencies searched nine kiosks across Frankfurt in a coordinated sweep.
- Officers seized over 200 kilograms of nitrous oxide, including 81 two‑kilogram cartridges and 79 with 670 grams, plus 26 illegal medicine tablets.
- Police filed 15 criminal complaints, and officials warned that violations can bring prison terms of up to three years.
- The law, in force since April 12, bans sales to minors and limits adult purchases to 8.4‑gram cartridges to curb health harms.
- Frankfurt authorities cite earlier large cases, including a seven‑tonne haul in October 2025 and more than nine tonnes seized since April 2025, as evidence of a sizable supply chain.