EventsEventsPodcasts
Loader
Find Us
ADVERTISEMENT

Police swoop on "criminal families" in Berlin

Police swoop on "criminal families" in Berlin
Copyright 
By Catherine Hardy with ARD
Published on
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copy to clipboardCopied

Eight people arrested in connection in dawn raids across the German capital

ADVERTISEMENT

Eight people have been arrested in Berlin as part of an investigation into a suspected network of criminal families.

Police carried out 16 dawn raids across the German capital in connection with a series of crimes including robbery and incitement to kill.

220 police officers were involved, including 60 members of a special task force known as the SEK.

Officials say the suspects are from large families of ethnic Arab origin.

Share this articleComments

You might also like

German police shoot man armed with an axe in Hamburg

Germany prepares massive police effort to combat hooligans at Euro 2024

'Dangerous situation': Police shoot woman in German hospital