Overview

• Prosecutors in Stuttgart and Tübingen and Ludwigsburg police said properties linked to 21 suspects were searched in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate.
• More than 400 officers, including special units, took part in the coordinated raids.
• Investigators seized prohibited biker vests, weapons, drugs and medications during the searches.
• A suspected live firearm was found in a 44-year-old’s apartment, and the man was arrested to be brought before a judge.
• Police cited social-media appearances showing banned symbols and apparent firearms as a factor for decisive action, with a larger operation in Weil der Stadt and further actions in the Munich area and Germersheim.