North Rhine-Westphalia: police seize luxury cars, Harley motorcycles and Rolex watches

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Police officers with an armored vehicle on a mission in North Rhine-Westphalia (symbolic image)

On suspicion of commercial fraud and money laundering, the police searched several houses in cities in North Rhine-Westphalia. According to the investigators, a total of 19 objects were searched - in Dortmund, Hagen, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Soest, Solingen, Castrop-Rauxel and in Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate. An armored vehicle was also used in Dortmund. Previously, among other things, the "Bild" newspaper reported.

Harleys and Rolex watches secured

According to the police, the background to the action is a suspicion against a 36-year-old from Hagen, who is being investigated for various fraud and tax offenses. He is said to have given false information when arranging loans and thus to "high quality vehicles", it said. Overall, this resulted in damage of more than one million euros. There are also connections to the clan milieu.

According to the police, a high-quality Mercedes, a Jaguar and several Harley motorcycles, Rolex watches and five-digit cash were seized during the searches. Data carriers and computers were also confiscated, but no arrests took place.

fek / dpa