Overview

• Searches began early Tuesday in Thuringia, Saxony and Bavaria targeting several suspects in a robbery/extortion investigation linked to the biker scene.
• Investigators searched residential, commercial and storage sites in Schleusingen and Leipzig to secure evidence.
• Around eleven buildings were searched across the three states, according to regional broadcaster MDR.
• Authorities have not announced arrests or charges as of Tuesday morning.
• The Thuringia interior ministry has recently described the state's biker scene as largely unremarkable, noting just four investigations in both 2023 and 2024.