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Hamburg Detains 23-Year-Old Over QR-Code Stickers Linked to Drug Orders

Police say scans connected buyers with messenger services used to arrange narcotics sales.

Overview

  • After weeks of investigation, narcotics officers arrested the suspect in Bahrenfeld and took him into custody.
  • The 23-year-old allegedly resisted the arrest, causing minor injuries to two policewomen.
  • Investigators searching his Altona residence seized cocaine, marijuana, suspected ecstasy, four phones, packaging materials, cash believed to be proceeds, and a prohibited one-hand knife.
  • A judge issued an arrest warrant and the suspect was placed in pre-trial detention.
  • Police are examining the scope of the operation following months of sticker placements across Hamburg and a prior warning from the BDK.