A witness alerted Duisburg police on the afternoon of 9 November 2026 after observing suspected drug dealing at Schwarzwaldstrasse/Brueckelstrasse.[1] Officers found a parked vehicle there occupied by two men.[1] Officers checked a person walking away from the car, who confirmed that he had bought drugs from the car and handed over a press-seal baggie containing cannabis.[1] Police then checked the two occupants of the Mercedes, aged 38 and 59, and found cocaine, cannabis and smartphones inside the car.[1]

Officers found cash and cocaine on the 59-year-old.[1] Officers found cash in scene-typical denominations on the 38-year-old.[1] Police seized the items and obtained court search warrants for both suspects’ homes in Meiderich.[1] The search of the 59-year-old’s home found nothing.[1] The search of the 38-year-old’s home found a high four-figure cash sum and press-seal baggies with green contents, which officers also seized.[1]

Both men now face criminal proceedings for illegal trafficking in narcotics in not small quantity.[1] Investigations by Criminal Commissariat 24 are continuing.[1] The WAZ summarized the case as a 38-year-old and a 59-year-old dealing drugs from a Mercedes in Duisburg, with officers intervening and finding much cash.[2]