Overview

• Prosecutors accuse the men of striking in seven states between May 2022 and June 2024 and taking about €1.7 million.
• The series allegedly caused more than €2.4 million in damage, with several attempts failing or cash rendered unusable by dye systems.
• The defendants were arrested in June 2024 in South Holland, where police seized explosives, multiple license plates, cash bundles and the suspected getaway Audi RS6.
• One 39-year-old co-defendant had previously been convicted in Cologne for ATM bombings and received a five‑year‑five‑month sentence.
• The court opened proceedings with the indictment read and scheduled eight additional hearing dates.