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3w ago

Hannover Court Jails Two Police Officers for Theft From Drug Dealers

The presiding judge warned the crimes erode the rule of law.

Wegen Diebstahls mit Waffen sind ein 34 Jahre alter Polizist (hinten l.) und ein 50 Jahre alter Polizist (vorn) vom Landgericht Hannover verurteilt worden (Archivbild vom Juni 2025).
Zwei Polizisten sollen albanische Straßendealer abgezockt haben, um sich zu bereichern.
Das Landgericht Hannover hat zwei Polizisten wegen des Diebstahls von Geld bei Kontrollen von Drogenhändlern zu Haftstrafen verurteilt. Sie sollen diesen Geld abgenommen und dieses für sich behalten haben.

Overview

  • The Landgericht Hannover sentenced the 34-year-old to four years in prison and the 50-year-old to two years and nine months.
  • The court convicted both of theft with weapons and fraud after controls where purported cash seizures were not recorded.
  • According to the indictment, the officers agreed by April 2024 to take money from cocaine dealers, often targeting Albanian sellers, while carrying service pistols.
  • The panel rejected the younger officer’s claim he gave most of the cash to addicts and homeless people, finding each profited by roughly €6,000.
  • The judgment is not yet final, and evidence cited included about €3,500 found in the younger officer’s car and complaints from dealers that prompted the investigation.