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German Police Arrest Alleged IPTV Boss at Stuttgart Airport

Police say the service sold unlawful access to major streaming platforms at commercial scale.

Overview

  • Federal officers detained a 39-year-old suspect at Stuttgart Airport on suspicion of running a large illegal streaming network.
  • The man was taken before a judge and placed in pretrial custody under a warrant from the Stuttgart district court.
  • Investigators say the network served about 60,000 customers with illicit internet TV access to paid streaming portals.
  • Searches at the suspect’s Stuttgart home turned up evidence and assets worth more than €800,000.
  • Police carried out coordinated raids in Düsseldorf, Nuremberg and on Borkum, seized more material, and continue to investigate possible accomplices.