East Hesse: Four arrested in international drug and weapons trafficking
Police have arrested four men from Fulda and Künzell who are suspected of trading drugs and weapons on a large scale. The investigation points to an international network with connections to Finland.
Investigation into drug ring in East Hesse
Police and the Fulda public prosecutor's office have arrested several men from the region suspected of trafficking drugs and weapons internationally as an organised gang. According to n-tv.de, four individuals aged 23, 24, 31 and 61 were taken into custody on 29 September during searches in Künzell and Fulda.
During the house searches, officers seized narcotics, cash and an incapacitant spray pistol. The 24-year-old from Fulda is subject to a European arrest warrant and is currently in extradition custody to Finland. The other three suspects were not detained on grounds of arrest; they must answer charges of suspicion of trafficking in narcotics in non-negligible quantities. Investigations are still ongoing.
Parallel to this, four further men from Fulda and Künzell were arrested in September. Authorities suspect two 21-year-olds, a 22-year-old and a 33-year-old of trafficking in hard drugs in Finland. Three of the four were subsequently extradited to Finland. A 22-year-old from this group has already been sentenced to three years and six months' imprisonment after kilogramme quantities of hard drugs, weapons and mobile phones were seized from his flat. The sentence is not yet final; the man has been in custody awaiting trial since March.
Source: Die Zeit Kriminalität