In a large-scale raid targeting suspected drug trafficking, police searched numerous properties on 12 November 2026 in the wider area around Augsburg, in the area around Fürstenfeldbruck and in Munich and Munich. Several suspects were arrested. According to police and prosecutors, the operation targeted a total of 21 people.
Officers seized drugs measured in kilograms, cash amounting to a high five-figure sum and other evidence. According to the authorities, the operation followed months of investigations into suspected trafficking in a significant quantity of narcotics. The evidence was still being assessed and the investigations were ongoing on 12 November.
The searches involved the Fürstenfeldbruck Criminal Police, the Augsburg Criminal Police and the Munich Criminal Police. They were supported by the riot police and police dog handlers. The operation was carried out in coordination with the Augsburg Public Prosecutor’s Office. According to police, numerous search warrants and several arrest warrants were executed.
The authorities initially did not say exactly how many people had been arrested. It also remained unclear how many properties were covered by the warrants and how the operation was divided between the three areas. The figure of 21 suspects does not mean that an arrest warrant was executed for each of them.
Bayerischer Rundfunk, citing information from Augsburger Allgemeine, reported that the drugs seized included large quantities of cocaine and cannabis. The police statement initially did not identify any specific substances. The authorities also did not disclose what role each suspect was allegedly believed to have played in the suspected dealings.
A search and the seizure of property do not in themselves prove that a crime has been committed. The Code of Criminal Procedure allows searches of suspects under certain conditions, for example where evidence is believed to be present. In conducting their investigations, prosecutors must consider both incriminating and exculpatory circumstances. Whether there are sufficient grounds for bringing charges is determined on the basis of the investigation’s findings.
On 2 June 2026, Augsburg Criminal Police had already searched properties in Augsburg and the surrounding area, as well as in Memmingen during a separate operation concerning suspected offences under the Narcotics Act. Police reported that nine arrest warrants had been executed at the time. The authorities did not say whether that operation was connected to the one on 12 November.
For now, it remains unclear what the assessment of the seized evidence will reveal in the current case. The authorities’ statements describe the state of the investigation immediately after the operation; they do not constitute a judicial finding of guilt.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).