Overview

• Police and prosecutors allege he dealt in cocaine and marijuana in kilogram quantities in March and July 2020.
• Investigators executed warrants at apartments and business premises in Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Nord, Kleinmachnow and Schönefeld.
• The suspect was detained in Berlin-Charlottenburg on an existing arrest warrant and assets were secured at the sites.
• Prosecutors cite 13 suspected violations of narcotics and consumer-cannabis laws tied to the case.
• Authorities say EncroChat message analysis brought the suspect into focus, part of a wider European effort still generating prosecutions.