Crackdown on Illegal Drug Activity in Kalk Region
In a significant move, a search operation was carried out on Thursday evening in the Kalk district of Cologne. The operation, jointly conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office and Police Cologne's detective unit, targeted four suspected drug dealers.
The operation began around 10 PM on July 24. The search was conducted at two bars on Kalk-Mülheimer Street and an apartment on Kalker Hauptstraße. Several police dogs were also part of the operation.
During the search, approximately 17,000 euros and three mobile phones were seized from the apartment. In one of the bars, a small amount of marijuana was secured. The main suspect, aged 24, was found in the apartment, while a 23-year-old suspect was found in one of the bars and taken to the police headquarters for identification procedures.
The suspect group is alleged to have operated from a café dealing in cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamines. Extensive investigations have been conducted against the group, though the café was not mentioned as a location for the search operation in the previous paragraphs.
It's important to note that the public prosecutor's office obtained judicial search warrants for the operation, but the name of the public prosecutor who issued the warrants remains undisclosed. The investigations against the suspect group are ongoing.
Evidence preservation and arrest units were also involved in the operation, but no new locations for the search operation were provided. The operation aimed at drug dealers, but no new suspect ages were provided in the current paragraph.
The search operation was a significant development in the ongoing fight against drug-related crimes in Cologne. The Kalk district has been the scene of numerous such operations in the past, highlighting the persistent challenges faced by law enforcement in combating illegal drug activities.
