Police officers of the Dortmund force, working under the presence concept “Fokus”, ran intensified checks in the city centre and the Nordstadt over several days in November 2026.[1] On Tuesday 10 November, police video observation caught a 25-year-old man from Hamm apparently dealing narcotics in the Nordstadt.[1]
A check of the 25-year-old turned up cash, medicines and what police described as suspected cannabis.[1] The video recordings allowed officers to link the suspect to hidden drug stashes, described as bunkers, which held further quantities of drugs.[1] The 25-year-old was arrested and taken into police custody, and the narcotics and the cash were seized.[1]
During a check of a cyclist in the city centre, officers found and seized several suspected crack stones in a tin.[1] A 23-year-old man from Soest who was subject to a spatial restriction fled on foot near Münsterstraße and Heroldstraße, throwing away a starting pistol and suspected drugs, and was arrested after a short chase.[1] A search of the 23-year-old at the police station found 44 tablets of a prescription medicine and a three-figure sum of euros in dealer-typical denominations, which was secured because he could not explain its origin.[1] Because the conditions for pre-trial detention were not met, the 23-year-old was released once all police measures were complete, while criminal proceedings were opened.[1]
On Monday 9 November, officers on Martinstraße stopped a man carrying 20 as-new items of clothing who could not produce plausible proof of ownership; the goods were secured and returned to their rightful owner, and the man was taken into police custody.[1] In the Stadtgarten on Wednesday 11 November, officers secured a larger amount of cash from a man who could not credibly prove its origin.[1] An eight-person group checked in the Nordstadt area was given a banning order after no suspicious or prohibited items were found.[1] Police said they would continue the presence and control measures under the “Fokus” concept.[1]