Harz man, 41, goes on trial in Magdeburg over armed cannabis and amphetamine sales
A 41-year-old man from Blankenburg is to stand trial at the Landgericht Magdeburg from 12 November 2026 for armed drug trafficking, accused of selling amphetamine, methamphetamine and cannabis in autumn 2023. The court says he kept knives within reach in his flat to protect the trade, so the trial must decide whether the knives counted as weapons.
A man now 41 years old, who last lived in Blankenburg, is to answer before the
Landgericht Magdeburg, the regional court in the state capital, for armed drug
trafficking.[1]Prosecutors accuse him of selling amphetamine, methamphetamine
and cannabis.[1]
The court lists one defendant, two expert witnesses and five witnesses for the
case, which is being heard by its 5th criminal chamber.[1]The trial opens at
the Landgericht Magdeburg, in room 5, on Thursday, 12 November 2026, with
hearings also set for 13 and 30 November and 4 December.[1]The charge covers
drug dealing in Blankenburg from the start of September 2023 until 6 November
2023, the court says.[1]
To protect the trade, the accused is said to have kept various knives within
reach in his flat, which is why the trial asks whether the knives were weapons.[2]
The court’s November 2026 schedule names the accused as a 41-year-old man from
Wernigerode and sets his trial to open on 12 November 2026 in room 5.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Agency type
Prosecutor, Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Home
Sources
Volksstimmevolksstimme.deDEProzess in Magdeburg: Waren die Messer Waffen? Harzer Drogendealer vor Gericht
No quantity of cannabis, plants or money was published, so the report gives no cannabis weight or value.
The two sources differ on where the man lives: Volksstimme says he last lived in Blankenburg, while the court's November 2026 announcement names Wernigerode; the report follows the court's case details.
The trial dates 12, 13 and 30 November and 4 December 2026 come from the court's schedule announcement; the newspaper gives no date of its own.
The part of the Volksstimme article behind its paywall could not be read; further details of the alleged acts or the defence's position were not available.
No verdict or sentence has been reported; the trial had not opened when this report was drafted.
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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.
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.
A Passau police foot patrol found three people aged 29, 21 and 31 smoking a joint in the Klostergarten on 8 November 2026 and recorded an administrative offence report, because the square is a no-consumption zone. Officers also issued the three with an order to leave the area.
