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Police Raid 18 Sites in NRW, Execute Four Warrants in Probe of 2024 ATM Blasts

The Saarland-led investigation focuses on a network suspected of backing coordinated ATM explosions across three states.

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Bei einer Durchsuchungsaktion wegen mehrerer Geldautomatensprengungen haben Ermittler in Nordrhein-Westfalen vier Menschen festgenommen. Sie sollen an Taten in Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen und im Saarland beteiligt gewesen sein, wie die Polizei mitteilte.
Polizei durchsucht 18 Objekte in NRW. Vier Festnahmen nach Geldautomatensprengungen.

Overview

  • Authorities searched 18 properties in North Rhine-Westphalia on 27 August 2025 and executed four arrest warrants linked to the case.
  • Investigators traced connections between three ATM explosions carried out in 2024 in Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse.
  • Police from North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland conducted the operation on behalf of the public prosecutor's office in Saarbrücken.
  • The action received logistical and financial backing from the EU's Internal Security Fund (ISF) Lumen.
  • Those detained are accused of supporting a criminal organization and providing logistical help for ATM attacks, with the probe ongoing and specific blast sites withheld for investigative reasons.