Cologne drug war escalated: First accusations for brutal attacks!

On January 9, 2025, the Cologne public prosecutor submitted the first charges in connection with the so -called Cologne drug war to the district court. The charges concern a alleged case of deprivation of liberty and serious physical injury, in which three men, including an adolescent, are charged in front of the youth criminal chamber. The accused is accused of having tied up and abused on June 25, 2024 in a warehouse in Hürth near Cologne.

In addition, another suspected perpetrator is charged with a help for a kidnapping in Cologne-Rodenkirchen. This kidnapping ended in early July 2024 by a SEK of the police, with a young woman and cousin being tortured heavily. The background of the kidnapping lies in the delivery of 700 kilos of cannabis from the Netherlands to the drug gang in Cologne-Kalk, 350 kilos disappeared. Several young gang members were responsible for the safe storage of cannabis and should be questioned in the Hürther warehouse.

relationships and escalation of violence

like TAG24.de reported within a gang from Cologne-Kalk, which initially incorrectly connected with the Dutch Mocro-Mafia became. However, the investigation shows that it was mainly about accounting between regional drug gangs, with some Dutch investments available. Drug dealers tried to exert pressure through kidnapping, abuse and threats to get drugs back or force payments. This led to an escalation of the drug war, including explosions in front of houses, shops and a discotheque.

in Solingen there was a tragic incident when a 17-year-old Dutch dealt with the detonation of an explosive device. A total of 18 men were arrested by the police, which ended the series of attacks. A breakthrough in the investigation happened shortly before Christmas 2024, when a 21-year-old German-Algerian, member of the Kalker drug gang, was suspected of stealing cannabis from his own people. The whereabouts of the 350 kilos of cannabis is still unknown, since the detained German-Algererier was silent for fear of consequences for months.

The Cologne criminal director Michael Esser described violence as a "new dimension of violence in the field of organized crime" in Germany. WDR reported the first medium of the charges, which also include the robbery of 350 kilograms of marijuana from the warehouse in Hürth.