Drugs swapped for stolen e-bikes

Created: 05/19/2022, 08:00

By: Nina Good

The defendant exchanged marijuana for e-bikes (symbol photo).

© Fernando Llano/AP/dpa

There is a whole list of crimes that an unemployed Weilheimer (28) has on the tally: driving without a driver's license and liability insurance, drug trafficking and illegal delivery, receiving stolen goods, theft, forgery of documents and carrying prohibited weapons.

Now stood before the district court Munich II.

Weilheim – First and foremost, the Weilheimer ran a thriving trade in marijuana and amphetamine.

The prosecutor's indictment listed a number of drug deals.

In November 2019, for example, he drove his motorcycle to Dießen without a license and sold three grams of methamphetamine there for 70 euros each, with 200 grams in his pocket.

In front of the cinema in Weilheim, he gave two grams from a 70-gram chunk as wages to an acquaintance for a contact.

Five times an e-bike for the drugs

From September to December 2019, 23 cases of marijuana and cocaine sales were recorded.

In November 2019, the defendant did not receive any money for drugs, but regular customers handed him a stolen e-bike in an underground car park in return for eight to ten grams of methamphetamine.

According to the public prosecutor's office, he "at least accepted the fact that it was a stolen bike."

As a result, the 28-year-old was given an e-bike for the drugs five times.

The bikes had been stolen in Weilheim or Murnau.

The 29-year-old went online on June 24, 2020. He had been on the run for some time and was wanted by the local police.

At around 2.25 a.m. he drove through Weilheim in an Audi, although he had neither a driver's license nor insurance cover for the vehicle.

When he was about to be subjected to a traffic stop, he fled at high speed, finally parked the vehicle and fled on foot.

Twice fled the police on foot, only once successfully

The police found 0.1 grams of methamphetamine and two forbidden switchblade knives in the car, as well as two license plates with false registration plates.

The Weilheimer had stolen this from a VW Golf, which was last parked as a scrap vehicle in a parking lot in Peißenberg.

Despite the escape, access was granted on the same day.

In the evening around 10:30 p.m., the man from Weilheim drove through Peißenberg as a passenger.

When the vehicle was about to be stopped by the blue lights, the suspect jumped out of the car and fled on foot.

During the escape, however, he fell and was subsequently arrested without resistance.

During a search of his person, the police were able to secure another 0.85 grams of methamphetamine.

The District Court of Munich II has now sentenced the Weilheimer to a total of four years and eight months in prison – previous convictions are also included.

In addition, it ordered placement in the rehabilitation center.

An expert had strongly recommended this because of the man's drug addiction.