Overview
- Police say a patrol checked several people outside the Palais nightclub near Munich’s central station around 4:25 a.m. on October 11 and found a small container with white powder later determined to be an illegal narcotic.
- Officers used force when the man refused to hand over the container, brought him to a station, reported him for a narcotics-law violation, and released him.
- The CSU in Neubiberg identified the person as Mayor Thomas Pardeller and specified the allegation involves 0.2 grams of cocaine.
- The party postponed a nomination meeting scheduled for October 18 ahead of Bavaria’s March 8, 2026 municipal elections.
- Pardeller says the public prosecutor has not opened a formal investigation and he pledged to provide absolute transparency about the case.