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Authorities Bust Large 3‑CMC/4‑CMC Drug Lab in Nauen After Months-Long Probe

Hazardous chemicals mean evidence processing will take days under prosecutors' direction.

Overview

  • Customs investigators and police raided a rented warehouse in Nauen, uncovering a clandestine lab producing the stimulants 3‑CMC and 4‑CMC.
  • Two suspects were detained at the scene in a coordinated interagency operation.
  • Officers seized more than €200,000 in cash and around 100 kilograms of finished drugs, with officials saying the final total could reach several hundred kilograms after analysis.
  • The site holds numerous chemical precursors and remains risky to enter without gas masks, so forensic teams expect a lengthy examination.
  • Roughly 120 to 150 personnel took part, and the case is being pursued by the Frankfurt (Oder) prosecutor’s office after an investigation that has been underway since May.