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Berlin Undercover Police Stop Suspected 'Cocaine Taxi' in Charlottenburg, Arrest Two

A court will decide on arrest warrants following their handover to the LKA’s specialist investigators.

Overview

  • Plainclothes officers flagged down a car on Uhlandstraße around 4:10 p.m. Wednesday after noticing two men inside.
  • Police reported a strong smell of cannabis during the stop, prompting a search of the vehicle.
  • Officers seized numerous sale-ready portions of cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy, plus two phones and a four-figure sum of cash.
  • The driver, 25, and his 35-year-old passenger were detained and transferred to the state criminal police authority.
  • Investigators are pursuing a case on suspicion of unlawful drug trading, with the pair to be presented to a duty court for potential arrest warrants.