In the night from Monday to Tuesday dated 10 November, federal police officers checked a man at Dortmund central station.[1][2][3] The man checked at Dortmund central station was a drug dealer from Hagen who had shifted his activities to Dortmund.[4][3] At about 00:30 they were patrolling the north exit of Dortmund Hauptbahnhof when they noticed the man apparently handing an object to a stranger after a brief conversation.[1][3] A later video review confirmed that suspicion, and officers then saw the 30-year-old make contact with a second person and hand something over as well.[1][3] The officers followed the 30-year-old Somali citizen as he moved toward Grüne Strasse, turning repeatedly toward them before returning to a kiosk where they checked him.[1][3]
His statements about wanting to take a train were contradictory, and officers noticed a strong smell of marijuana.[1][3] In his rucksack officers found a sealed plastic bag containing 39 sealed bags of packaged herbal-drug consumption units.[1][3] Three more sealed bags were in his right jacket pocket, making 42 marijuana bags in total.[1][2][3]
The officers took the suspect to the federal police station, where his wallet held 300 euros in cash in denominations described as typical of the scene.[1][2][3] He made no statement on the allegations and used his right to remain silent, while a fingerprint scan confirmed his identity.[1][3] The federal police opened an investigation for violation of the Konsumcannabisgesetz, Germany’s consumer cannabis law.[1][2][3] After consultation with Dortmund police, the Somali man was handed over to them for identification procedures.[1][3]
