Officers from the Bielefeld main customs office, Gütersloh’s public order office, the Gütersloh foreigners authority and the Gütersloh district police inspected takeaways, restaurants and bars in Gütersloh on the evening of Saturday 7 November 2026.[1][2] In a kiosk in the city centre the inspectors found CBD pouches for sale on the counter, and the owner had stored further packets.[1][2] All the CBD products were seized.[1][2]
In a Döner takeaway in the city centre the inspectors found vermin, opened a case over a suspected undeclared employee and recorded numerous further breaches of public-order rules.[1][2] In a bar in the east of the city customs officers found several employees without proper registration, opened a precautionary case, and the public order office intervened because a band was playing without permission.[1][2] A delivery service in the north of the city lacked a usable emergency exit and a required kitchen cover, and two gaming machines were faulted in a pizzeria between Gütersloh and Rietberg.[1][2]
The checks are part of the police presence programme “Sicherheit im Kreis” (security in the district) and are to continue at irregular intervals.[1][2] The account comes from a press release by Gütersloh police.[1][2]
