Overview
- Officers searched seven properties on Thursday in Hannover, Hildesheim, Hameln and the Lippe district as part of the cross-state action.
- Six suspects aged 21 to 49 were provisionally detained as investigators seized about 1,900 plants, 28 kilograms of harvested cannabis and €39,000 in cash.
- Sites tied to the case include Barntrup and Lügde in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as Emmerthal and Hehlen in Lower Saxony.
- Special police units secured several locations due to indications that weapons might be present, according to police statements.
- Authorities say individual members rented premises while others handled logistics and cultivation, and the detainees are expected to be brought before a judge.