Overview
- Officers stopping a VW in Gelsenkirchen-Heßler found a ready knife in a door, a blank-firing pistol and two live pistols in the car, plus another live firearm on the driver.
- The men, ages 19, 22, 26 and 29, all from Gladbeck, were detained as investigators opened proceedings for unlawful weapons possession.
- With court warrants obtained by the Essen prosecutor, special units searched four residences in Gladbeck and a business address in Gelsenkirchen, supported by Recklinghausen police and riot police.
- Officials have not released the results of the searches, and there is currently no indication of a connection to the recent Sparkasse safe robbery.
- Some media report that gold was found in the vehicle, a claim police have not confirmed.