Major raid in Berlin – SEK and GSG 9 take action against “Hells Angels”.

After a major raid against organized crime, against owners of illegal firearms and against the rocker gang “Hells Angels”, the Berlin police are now evaluating evidence.

Around 300 police officers searched nine suspects' apartments and a “Hells Angels” clubhouse in the Biesdorf district in east Berlin on Monday evening. One of the objects was in Brandenburg.

SEKs from the LKA and the federal police special unit GSG 9 were also deployed. They are always called in when suspects are considered armed and possibly dangerous. The operation was led by the “Ferrum” special unit of the Berlin State Criminal Police Office (LKA), which has been operating against violent organized crime groups and owners of firearms in Berlin for almost exactly a year.

“It’s all about gun crime,” said police spokesman Florian Nath. It was said that there are also overlaps between rockers and criminal groups.

The special unit “Ferrum” (Latin for “iron”) began its work on November 13, 2025. In view of the continued high level of gun violence in the capital, it is still considered important. According to the police, around 110 police officers belong to the unit.

According to police, more than 720 investigations have been initiated since “Ferrum” was founded (as of October 23). Of these, 483 cases have direct or indirect connections to investigations into the phenomenon of firearms crime.

According to the police, the investigations are often directed against criminal gangs that blackmail and use violence to put shopkeepers and restaurant operators in Berlin under pressure.