Drug raids on 21 suspects in Augsburg and Munich; cannabis among drugs seized
Criminal police searched flats and buildings in Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck and Munich on the morning of 12 November 2026 in an operation against 21 suspects accused of dealing narcotics. Several were arrested and police said they seized drugs in kilogram quantities, mainly cocaine and marijuana, along with a high five-figure sum of cash.
🇩🇪 Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck and Munich, Bavaria · Germany
Police arrested several suspects in a coordinated drugs raid on the morning of
Thursday 12 November 2026.[1]Criminal police from Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck
and Munich searched flats and other buildings in the city of Augsburg, in the
Fürstenfeldbruck area and in Munich, executing numerous search warrants and
several arrest warrants.[2]The searches began in the early morning hours in
the Augsburg city area, with simultaneous searches started in the
Fürstenfeldbruck area and in Munich.[1]The operation was carried out in
agreement with the Augsburg public prosecutor’s office, and riot police and dog
handlers took part.[2]Police said the operation followed months of
investigations.[3]
The searches were directed against 21 suspects suspected of dealing in narcotics
in quantities that are not insignificant.[2]The Augsburg criminal police were
reported to have broken up a drug ring.[1]Police said officers found
narcotics in kilogram quantities, cash in a high five-figure range and further
evidence during the searches.[1]The Augsburger Allgemeine reported that the
drugs in question were mainly cocaine and marijuana, in larger quantities.[1]Police said the investigations and the evaluation of the seized evidence are
continuing.[4]
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The number of people arrested is not given; the sources say only that several suspects were arrested.
No separate weight was published for the marijuana, and the drugs were described only as being in the kilogram range for all substances together.
The police did not say how many properties were searched or in which of the three areas the marijuana was found.
No names, ages or nationalities of the suspects were published, and no charges beyond the suspicion of dealing in narcotics in not insignificant quantities were reported.
No court outcome, remand decision or bail decision was reported for those arrested.
Only the Augsburger Allgemeine names marijuana specifically; the other accounts give the kilogram quantities for the drugs as a whole.
The MSN page carries the same Augsburger Allgemeine report as the original article, so it is not an independent account.
Presse Augsburg and Radio Augsburg report the same police information as the Augsburger Allgemeine, so they are not independent accounts.
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