As of: March 13, 2024, 4:05 p.m
By: Jonah Reule
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In Hattingen, heavily armed SEK police officers stormed a warehouse.
Officers in protective suits and a police tank can be seen on site.
Hattingen – These are scenes like from an action film.
An armored police vehicle drives up and heavily armed police officers in protective suits storm a warehouse.
What sounds like somewhere in America happened on Wednesday afternoon (March 13th) in Hattingen in the Ennepe-Ruhr district (NRW).
There, the SEK stormed a warehouse in the city center during a major raid against drug crime.
The operation is still ongoing.
The police are also on a large scale in this regard in Bochum and Herne.
It is still unclear whether there were any arrests.
Major raid in Hattingen: Police officers walk through the city center in protective suits
A police tank was in action.
The police officers on site wore protective suits.
© Alex Talash/dpa
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Our special forces searched a warehouse complex on Kreisstrasse around 12:45 p.m. and seized possible evidence,” said a police spokesman when asked by
wa.de.
The officers proceeded with extreme caution.
Photos show police officers in protective suits securing the scene.
“This is purely a protective measure for our emergency services,” said the police spokesman.
Police are taking action against drug-related crime in Hattingen – what is known so far
What exactly the police officers seized during the raid is currently unclear.
The police have not yet commented in detail on possible arrests in connection with the operation.
According to the police spokesman, however, several people were led out of the building in handcuffs.
According to
Bild
information, the building is said to be a former slaughterhouse.
Police are also searching buildings in Bochum and Herne
The police also struck in Bochum and Herne on Wednesday.
“In these cities, buildings are currently being searched by emergency services in the same context, ”
the police spokesman told
wa.de.
The operation is still in full swing in all three cities.
The police and public prosecutor's office plan to provide further details about the operation at a later date.
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