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Hannover Police Seize Over 200 Kg of Cannabis, Arrest Five in Trafficking Probe

Police say a truck from Spain repeatedly supplied the ring.

Overview

  • A coordinated end-of-January action captured a 31-year-old suspect during a drug handover near the autobahn by Hannover.
  • Searches at addresses in Hannover-Herrenhausen and Langenhagen uncovered large quantities of drugs, cash, and weapons.
  • Two truck drivers, aged 61 and 51, were arrested on their return toward Spain near Heilbronn with support from southern German police.
  • The Amtsgericht Hannover ordered pre-trial detention for all five suspects on allegations of trafficking in narcotics.
  • Investigators also seized about one kilogram of cocaine and described the haul as one of the district's largest in recent times.