Overview
- In the Munich-led probe, about 850 officers searched more than 90 locations tied to 14 cleaning and demolition companies, arresting four main suspects while a fifth was detained in Romania.
- Prosecutors allege human trafficking, forced labor, exploitation, illegal wages, and tax fraud affecting 18 suspects, with workers found in cellar rooms without running water or functioning toilets, including two minors.
- Authorities secured assets worth roughly €6.7 million and collected extensive records, with the alleged damage to public finances estimated at over €7 million.
- Separately in the Rhein‑Main area, police and customs targeted a seven‑person drug ring with Hells Angels links, executing three detention orders and seizing live firearms, high five‑figure cash, and multiple high‑value vehicles with support from BKA, special units, the EU‑funded ON‑network, and Italy’s D.I.A.
- Both cases remain active, while a distinct overnight operation in Baden‑Württemberg and Berlin against suspected smuggling and tax or wage evasion concluded with up to 700 officers deployed and further details pending.