Overview

• Judges found the men were part of a Köln-Kalk trafficking group tied to a June 2024 delivery of about 700 kilograms of marijuana, half of which was later stolen.
• One 22-year-old received six years after the court weighed that he had been brutally assaulted by hired Dutch enforcers on orders from the gang leader.
• A 25-year-old was sentenced to seven and a half years for aiding organized cannabis trafficking, with the court noting prior convictions and probation supervision at the time.
• Another 22-year-old drew seven years for providing the decisive tip that enabled the robbery of roughly 350 kilograms of cannabis.
• The verdict came after a nearly five-hour delay caused by an abandoned suitcase that was later claimed by its owner, and the case remains part of a broader ongoing prosecution.