Five arrested in Cologne cocaine raids; 300 grams of marijuana seized
Cologne police arrested five suspected cocaine dealers, aged 21 to 39, in raids on their apartments on 10 November 2026 and seized about 300 grams of marijuana along with around 600 grams of cocaine and €20,000 in cash. Police suspect the group ran a cocaine trade in the Südstadt district and said the investigation continues.
Plain-clothes officers of the Cologne police arrested five suspected cocaine
dealers on the morning of 10 November 2026.[1]The five men, aged 21, 21, 22,
24 and 39, were arrested when officers searched their apartments with court
warrants around 6 am.[1]One of them, the 24-year-old, tried to escape over
several balconies but was caught.[1]
The searches turned up about 300 grams of marijuana, around 600 grams of cocaine
and about €20,000 in cash, police said.[1]Officers also confiscated a car and
several mobile phones, which were to be evaluated in the continuing
investigation.[1]
The operation was carried out by officers from the police’s Projekt Fokus
Sicherheit.[2]A special prosecutor at the Cologne public prosecutor’s office
obtained the search warrants after intensive investigations.[2]Police suspect
the group ran a brisk cocaine trade in the area of Cologne’s Südstadt.[1]The
authorities described the arrests and seizures as a blow against the suspected
cocaine trade there, and said the investigation continues.[1]
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Police photo of the narcotics and cash seized in the Cologne raids on 10 November 2026. Photo: Polizei KölnPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
5
Cannabis
300 g
Vehicles confiscated
1
Cash confiscated
EUR 20,000
Agencies
Polizei Köln; Staatsanwaltschaft Köln
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (300 g)
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources
LokalKlick.eulokalklick.euDEDrogenbande in Köln zerschlagen – Fünf Festnahmen und 600 Gramm Kokain sichergestellt
Polizei Kölnpresseportal.deDEPOL-K: 261111-2-K Mutmaßliche Dealerbande zerschlagen - Einsatzkräfte nehmen fünf Verdächtige fest und stellen Drogen sicher
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No charges have been announced against the five men and no court date has been set.
The reports do not say whether the 300 grams of marijuana were intended for sale or for personal use, or whether any suspect faces a cannabis-related charge.
The police statement does not specify the streets or the exact part of Cologne where the five apartments were searched; the group is alleged to have traded in the Südstadt.
The marijuana weight is given only as about 300 grams, and no value estimate for the drugs was published.
The reports do not say whether the €20,000 in cash or the seized car are linked to cannabis sales rather than to the cocaine trade.
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Police in the Kriegshaber district of Augsburg stopped a 27-year-old e-scooter rider in the early hours of 11 November 2026 and found signs of alcohol and drug impairment; he admitted having consumed cannabis and held no driving licence. A blood sample was taken and police opened an investigation for drink-driving through alcohol and cannabis and for driving without a licence.
On 10 November 2026, federal police found a 30-year-old Albanian national on a train without a valid ticket and seized several hundred grams of cannabis from his backpack. State police in Magdeburg provisionally arrested him, and criminal proceedings were opened.
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