Police raid against Hells Angels money laundering network in Germany and Europe

According to dpa information, the police with more than 1,000 emergency services in Germany and other European countries have been carrying out a large-scale raid since morning against a money laundering network surrounding the rockers of the “Hells Angels”. According to the responsible police in Duisburg, several arrest warrants are also to be executed.

As a police spokeswoman said, the operation was directed against an international network of money launderers and a criminal organization. According to information from the German Press Agency, this is the “Hells Angels”. In total, around 140 objects are searched according to dpa information.

A dpa reporter observed a very large police operation with special operations forces (SEK) on Wednesday morning at the address of an influential “Hells Angels” rocker in Duisburg.

Raids also in Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands

The police reported numerous searches in several federal states and other European countries. According to information from “Bild”, these are the Netherlands, Belgium and Bulgaria. The Duisburg public prosecutor's office is in charge of the investigation. The State Office for Combating Financial Crime in North Rhine-Westphalia is also involved. As the dpa learned, assets are also to be confiscated.

According to “Bild”, the investigation has been going on for more than four years. The starting point was a spectacular shooting on the Hamborn Altmarkt in May 2022. During the confrontation in the Duisburg district with more than 100 people involved, rockers clashed with members of an extended Turkish-Lebanese family.