Traffic control in Altenkirchen: driver without a license and under drugs!

In Altenkirchen, an incident occurred in the night of January 8, 2025 in connection with the violation of the Narcotics Act. At 00:40 a.m., a 32-year-old driver was stopped as part of a traffic control on Kölner Strasse. At the time of the control, this was not in possession of a valid driver's license and was apparently under the influence of alcohol and narcotics. A blood sample was removed and corresponding legal procedures were initiated. The police department Neuwied/Rhein reported the incident at 02:39 a.m.

In the context of drug crime in Germany, an increase in the offenses can be observed. According to a Statistics of the BKA A total of 346,877 drug offenses were registered in 2022, which corresponds to an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous year. The clearance rate is currently 90.8 %. Particular attention is paid to cannabis, which represents the most common drug for drug offenses, with a securing amount of 20.9 tons of marijuana and 3.7 tons of hashish in 2023.

Crime statistics in the Altenkirchen district

In 2022, a total of 685 drug offenses were registered in the Altenkirchen district. The clearance rate was 93 %. The majority of the suspects were men, with 449 of 544 suspect male and 95 female. In addition, 11 % of the suspects were of non-German origin. The distribution of age shows that the majority of suspects were between 30 and 40 years old.

In 2023 there was a massive increase in cocaine in-offs in Germany, which rose to a new high by 27.4 %. The amount of the seized cocaine doubled and is now around 43 tons. In the meantime, the heroin trade offenses fell by 4.2 % to 1,756. The abuse of synthetic drugs and other intoxicants also remains a central problem, while the number of drug -related deaths increase in 2023 by 11.9 % to 2,227.