Füssen / Kempten - On suspicion of money laundering and fraud, the police searched several apartments and commercial buildings in southern Ostallgäu, Austria and North Rhine-Westphalia early on Wednesday morning.
According to information from the district messenger, at least one of the objects is a residential building in Hopfen am See.
During the search measures, the officers seized extensive evidence, said the press office of the Swabian South / West Police Headquarters in Kempten this afternoon.
The further investigations of the Kempten criminal police are ongoing.
As a police spokesman confirmed this morning at the request of the district messenger, the investigators searched at least one object in Hopfen am See.
Local residents reported to our newspaper that there was a large number of emergency services and a loud bang in the early morning hours.
In the late afternoon, it was initially unclear whether the investigators searched other buildings in southern Ostallgäu.
According to the police headquarters, the reason for the raid is an investigation by the Kempten public prosecutor's office and the Kempten criminal investigation department on suspicion of money laundering and fraud.
The proceedings are directed against several accused