Overview

• Polish special units and anti-terror teams carried out searches at twelve sites around Poznan with 150 officers involved.
• Authorities detained five men aged 23 to 38 suspected of running a cross-border car theft ring.
• Investigators say the group stole at least 83 Hyundai, Kia and Nissan vehicles from Berlin since early 2024, valued at about €1.9 million.
• Officers recovered 16 cars on the wanted list and parts from over 100 dismantled vehicles at four identified workshops.
• Police confiscated two key-cloning devices and other electronic tools used for illicit vehicle entry.