This morning (March 9, 2023), police officers simultaneously executed 14 search warrants in several North Rhine-Westphalia cities on suspicion of commercial gang fraud. The total of 14 suspects, aged between 15 and 24, are accused of having stolen cash amounting to at least six figures in at least one hundred cases nationwide using WhatsApp fraud or by telephone under false pretenses.

A total of 14 residential buildings were searched in Lüdenscheid (Märkischer Kreis), Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Essen, Duisburg, Niederzier (Düren) as well as Bergheim and Kerpen (both in the Rhein-Erft district). A special operations team was deployed in Kerpen because of indications that the suspect might have been armed.

At the same time, police officers executed arrest warrants issued by the Hagen district court for two suspected main perpetrators from Duisburg (24) and Kerpen (16). Another person from Duisburg (16) was temporarily arrested.

Numerous pieces of evidence were seized during the searches, including cell phones and a PTB weapon. The investigation into the very extensive investigation is ongoing.

Source: Rhein-Erft District Police

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