A Munich police officer is suspected of having diverted drugs seized while on duty.
Now the 31-year-old is being tried in the local court.
The scandals with the Munich police do not stop: the next officer has to go to court
A 31-year-old police officer is accused of breach of custody in office
He is said to have kept seized amphetamine in his desk
Munich
- Thomas K. (31) towers over his lawyer by at least the length of his head, his skull is shaved, his shoulders as broad as a wardrobe.
As an officer in the Munich * traffic police, Thomas K. is not exactly the type you want to discuss with.
But currently it is he who has to justify himself: The police officer is tried in front of the district court for breach of custody in the office.
The public prosecutor's office accuses him of pinching off amphetamines in October 2020.
A colleague in the Ramersdorf police station had observed that Thomas K. had simply kept a bag with seized drug residues in the drawer of his desk.
“That surprised me,” said the colleague.
Munich: Official is said to have kept drugs in his desk
He had previously asked Thomas K. to give him a drug test.
Afterwards, K. did not put the bag away either, but first went to an assignment and then went on vacation.
When he returned, he was confronted by drug investigators from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, who first searched his workplace and later also his private apartment - but without any negative results.
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The drug incident is said to have occurred in Bad-Schachener-Strasse: this is where the traffic police station is located
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The incident resulted in an indictment before the local court, and Thomas K. has also been suspended.
"On a personal level, we got along well, we were strip partners," said the colleague.
“On the other hand, our job entails a great deal of responsibility.
It was not the best time for inconsistencies with narcotics, ”he said, referring to the drug scandal in the Munich police headquarters, which is currently being processed by the judiciary.
Drug scandal at the Munich police: A total of 31 officials are now being investigated
Since mid-July 2018, the Munich I Public Prosecutor's Office has been investigating 37 police officers for alleged drug offenses - 31 of them belong to the Munich Presidium.
Twelve penal orders were issued and, most recently, charges were brought in three cases.
In three other cases, the proceedings against payment of a fee were discontinued.
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In the Disco Heart on Lenbachplatz, the alleged drug deals were uncovered by Munich officials
© Oliver Bodmer
The process of Thomas K. could turn out similarly - but according to the law, he faces up to five years imprisonment because the drugs were intended for the evidence room.
The colleague reported the incident to his boss, “because otherwise I would have made myself a criminal offense.” A verdict in the criminal case is still pending.
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