Large drug raid in North Rhine-Westphalia: searches of eleven objects

In a major operation against drug crime, the police in North Rhine-Westphalia searched a total of eleven objects in several cities.

“It's about violations of the Narcotics Act.

I can't say more at the moment, because the operation is still running, ”said a spokesman for the responsible police in Hagen on Thursday morning on dpa request.

Hagen - First the "Bild" newspaper reported on the drug raid.

According to information from the newspaper, the emergency services have a drug ring in their sights, which is said to have grown marijuana over a large area in several properties.

Among other things, also in the Ruhr area cities of Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen.

According to "Bild" there were also several arrests, which the police did not confirm in the morning.

According to the "image" information, the investigators became aware of the drug ring through French colleagues who are said to have deciphered the chats of the alleged gangsters.

dpa