Rifles, 108 rounds and cannabis seized in Berlin flat search
Berlin police searching a 39-year-old man's flat in Niederschöneweide for a gang drug-trafficking case seized rifles, striking weapons and suspected cannabis. Officers found an AK-47, a suspected operational Russian military weapon with 108 rounds and a not-small quantity of cannabis; investigations continue.
🇩🇪 Niederschöneweide, Berlin · Germany
Police searched a flat in Berlin-Niederschöneweide and seized several weapons
and suspected cannabis.[1]The visit was initially only to take comparison
photographs in the flat of a 39-year-old man as part of an investigation into
gang drug trafficking.[1]Berlin police shared details of the operation on
Instagram.[1]Officers first met the man in the hallway in the morning and he
opened the flat door only reluctantly.[1]He opened the flat door only
reluctantly.[1]
The subsequent search found a non-operational AK-47 rifle and a presumably
operational Russian military weapon with drum magazines and 108 rounds of
ammunition.[1]Officers also discovered a blackjack, two telescopic batons, a
baseball bat and a concealed knife.[1]They also found suspected cannabis in a
not-small quantity, the German legal term for an amount above the threshold for
serious trafficking cases.[1]
During the search the 39-year-old threw his mobile phone over the balcony
railing.[1]Officers were able to recover it undamaged.[1]The criminal
police and the Berlin public prosecutor’s office investigations are ongoing.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo of the seized AK-47 rifle and suspected operational war weapon found in the Niederschöneweide flat search. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa Source: Berliner Morgenpost
No weight for the suspected cannabis was published, only in nicht geringer Menge, so no kilogram figure can be recorded.
The article gives no separate date for the search; 4 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
No arrest, charge or court outcome was reported; the criminal police and prosecution investigations were still under way.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in German and English; the cited police Instagram statement was not opened directly.
The page carries one image of rifles credited to a dpa photographer rather than as an explicit police handout, so its status as an event photo is not fully established beyond its caption.
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