Oberhausen/Mülheim/Osnabrück – The police broke up a drug gang in Oberhausen – after a deal fell through, investigators found 150 kilos of drugs. The sales value: around two million euros!
The investigators from the Hanover customs investigation and the Osnabrück police had been tracking the men for eight months. On Wednesday, a suspect (33) from Emsland wanted to buy five kilos of marijuana and 1.5 kilos of hashish from a dealer (37) in the Ruhr area. The commissioners intervened: Arrests!
Weapons and lots of cash were also confiscated
Then the investigators struck, 13 apartments in Oberhausen, Mülheim adR, Ahaus, Essen and in the greater Lingen area were searched. “We’ve stabbed a wasp’s nest. We struck a big blow against organized drug crime,” said one investigator.
In addition to many other drugs, the investigators also secured 74 kilograms of amphetamine
In Oberhausen, the police found several drug depots (including in a high-rise bunker). The gang probably sold everything that intoxicated: 74 kilograms of amphetamine, 56 kilograms of marijuana, 30 kilograms of hashish, 9 kilograms of tablets and 3 kilograms of cocaine were confiscated.
Suspect had expensive watches and jewelry
One of the other suspects is a man (48) from Mülheim. In his apartment, the officers not only found evidence, but also expensive luxury watches and jewelry. The items, which the police say are worth almost half a million euros, were secured. Knives and pistols also ended up in the evidence room.
The buyers of the drugs include rocker groups in Lower Saxony, the police said.