Overview
- Organized crime investigators raided a hall on Selbecker Straße on November 21 after an intensive probe into suspected synthetic-drug production.
- Officers initially detained four people at the site, then took eight more into custody in Hagen, Remscheid and Iserlohn as multiple apartments were searched.
- Damaged canisters were found leaking chemicals, prompting a fire department response, and the exact substances are still being examined.
- Police seized roughly two kilograms of ecstasy tablets along with cash, numerous mobile phones, several vehicles and weapons including machetes, two axes and folding knives.
- Special-operations forces were used due to indications a suspect might be armed, and traffic on Selbecker Straße was temporarily affected during the operation.