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Spain Arrests 'Bookkeeper' of Transnational Drug Gang; Cologne Boss Indicted

Prosecutors in Wiesbaden are seeking secure confinement for a 23-year-old accused of orchestrating kidnappings, beatings, bombings to enforce debts, recover stolen narcotics

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Deutsche Ermittler haben einen Buchhalter einer internationalen Drogenhändlerbande in Spanien festgenommen. Er soll die Erlöse aus den Geschäften verwaltet und die Geldflüsse koordiniert haben, wie das Bundeskriminalamt mitteilte.
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Overview

  • On Aug. 7, the Bundeskriminalamt arrested an alleged 'bookkeeper' in Spain who coordinated money laundering and managed proceeds from an April 2024 import of at least 856 kilograms of cannabis.
  • On Aug. 18, the Staatsanwaltschaft Wiesbaden indicted a 23-year-old German-Iraqi as the gang’s Cologne leader on charges of organized drug trafficking, hostage-taking, dangerous bodily harm and instigating bomb attacks. Prosecutors are seeking his placement in secure detention.
  • Investigators accuse the network of systematically trafficking large volumes of cannabis and cocaine, laundering millions of euros through complex international channels.
  • Authorities allege the group used firearms, incendiary devices and explosive attacks to intimidate rivals, recover stolen drugs and enforce debts, endangering bystanders.
  • The case builds on December 2024 convictions and the results of coordinated raids involving more than 300 German police and 200 Spanish prosecutors, underscoring ongoing multinational efforts to dismantle the gang.