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Hesse Police Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Drugs in Coordinated Operation

Three males aged 17 to 22 are in pretrial detention on suspicion of joint large‑scale trafficking.

Overview

  • Special police stopped two suspects on a supermarket parking lot in Groß‑Zimmern on 27 January, seizing two kilograms of cocaine.
  • A search of a nearby industrial complex uncovered roughly 396 kilograms of amphetamine, about 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, and around 33 kilograms of marijuana.
  • Officers arrested a third suspect, 22, at the industrial site and later searched homes in Obertshausen, Heusenstamm, and Offenbach.
  • On 28 January, an investigating judge in Darmstadt issued arrest warrants and ordered pretrial detention at the request of prosecutors.
  • Prosecutors describe the haul as professionally packaged stock for distribution, and the suspects face potential multi‑year prison terms if convicted.