Big raid in Berlin: Drugs and money laundering discovered in car rental!

Big raid in Berlin: Drugs and money laundering discovered in car rental!

On January 7, 2025, there were a large -scale raid in several Berlin districts, which was carried out by around 100 emergency services from the Berlin public prosecutor, the police and customs authorities. The searches in the districts of Reinickendorf, Schöneberg, Gesundbrunnen, Schmargendorf, Kreuzberg, Tempelhof, Friedrichshain as well as in Tiergarten and in Templin in Brandenburg resulted in the securing of around 155,000 euros in cash, around 180 grams of cocaine, ecstasy tablets and a confiscated car. These measures indicate serious allegations in the area of fraud and money laundering, such as berlin.de

At the center of the investigation, there are four accused between the ages of 24 and 33, who, according to the public prosecutor, are involved in the operation of a car rental. They are accused of having given incorrect information for insurance contracts for the vehicles, which means that they have saved around 45,000 euros in insurance premiums since 2021. In addition, a 33-year-old and a 32-year money laundering is accused, since they could probably have used 205,000 euros from criminal sources to operate car rental. A 24-year-old is also accused of having acted with drugs by selling cocaine to customers.

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