Overview
- Police and customs investigators raided an industrial warehouse in Ludwigsfelde and other addresses following a multi-location operation that began on Wednesday, leading to on-site searches and evidence collection.
- Authorities seized about 30 kilograms of methamphetamine and nearly 50 liters of suspected meth‑base from the Ludwigsfelde site plus almost 50 kilograms of cannabis products, 32 kilograms of ketamine and three firearms from a Berlin apartment.
- Investigators have targeted roughly a dozen suspects aged 19–47; seven were initially detained, six were brought before judges and several remand orders were issued including against a 21‑year‑old alleged ringleader.
- Three Mexican nationals said to have been hired as lab technicians were arrested at the warehouse and specialist teams are completing hazardous‑chemical removal and forensic analysis at the scene.
- The probe grew from a February cannabis‑smuggling lead and prosecutors say they are seeking further masterminds while placing the case in a pattern of recent large synthetic‑drug operations in the region.