Drug find and arrest warrant: Police take action on the train to Stendal!

On January 4, 2025, a patrol of the federal police checked a 35-year-old on the Wittenberge-Stendal route at 9:15 p.m. When checking his personal details, an enforcement recruitment order from the Neuruppin public prosecutor's office was found. In 2019, the man was sentenced to a fine of 5,500 euros or alternatively 220 days of compensation in 2019 for theft of the Neuruppin district court. He had only paid 725 euros from this punishment, while 4,775 euros remained unpaid. Since he did not take the criminal offense in November 2024, an arrest warrant was issued.

During the control, the federal police officers found around six grams of drugs that were probably amphetamine. As a result, a criminal complaint was drawn up for violating the Narcotics Act. Since the man could not pay the outstanding fine, he was handed over to a correctional facility at night. The federal police also informed the tendering authority about the enforcement of the arrest warrant. The message was sent by the Federal Police Inspection Magdeburg on January 6, 2025 at 12:20 p.m. href = "https://www.news.de/lokales/858273128/polizeimessungungen-aktuell-aus-stendal-am-01-2025-verstoss- against-das-betae-sgesetz-heute/1/1/a> reported.

Development of drug crime

According to an investigation by the Federal Criminal Police Office, there were a total of 346,877 drug offenses in Germany in 2022, which means an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous year. The clearance rate for these offenses fell slightly to 90.8 %. In this context, 266,280 suspects were recorded. Cannabis remains the most common drug with drug offenses and accounts for about two thirds of all cases. In 2023, 207,563 drug offenses were registered with cannabis.

The police ensured 20.9 tons of marijuana this year and 3.7 tons of hashish. The marijuana estimates mainly come from Western European indoor cultivation, while hashish is mostly brought to Germany from Morocco via Spain and France. In addition, the number of cocaine offenses increases continuously, with an increase of 27.4 % in 2023 compared to 2022. The amount of secured cocaine doubled to around 43 tons in the same period. The drug crime continues to develop alarming, reports The Federal Criminal Police Office .