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Nauen Raid Uncovers Industrial 3-CMC/4-CMC Lab, Two Arrested

Hazardous chemicals are delaying forensic work, with the warehouse secured for days of analysis.

Overview

  • Authorities seized roughly 100 kilograms of finished 3-CMC and 4-CMC and more than €200,000 in cash during the operation.
  • Up to about 150 officers from customs investigators, federal police, and the Berlin and Brandenburg state police took part in the planned Oct. 29 raid.
  • The site was an industrial warehouse rented in Nauen, where large stocks of precursor chemicals were also found.
  • The investigation has been underway since May under the direction of the Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt (Oder).
  • Investigators report no crystal meth among the substances identified so far and describe the operation as an industrial-scale lab, the largest they have encountered.