Explosion in the Cologne drug war: restaurant torn, police investigated!

Explosion in the Cologne drug war: restaurant torn, police investigated!

In the Kalk district of Cologne, there was an explosion in the entrance area of ​​a restaurant in the early morning. This devastated restaurant, which was empty at the time of detonation, showed significant damage: fragmented windows and chairs that were thrown in front of the door testify to a huge force. Fortunately, however, there were no injuries, such as the Rundschau Online reported.

The police are currently looking for two men who have fled in an unknown direction after the loud bang. It remains unclear whether these men are suspected or witnesses. Witnesses of the incident are asked to report information on the action and the fleeting persons. The urban investigative authorities want to quickly get to the bottom of the matter, while the public prosecutor initially has not revealed any further information on the background of the incident.

drug war in lime: background of the explosion

The restaurant belongs to the father of a man who is known as the head of a drug gang in Cologne-Kalk. This passage was involved in an incident last summer, in which 350 kilos of cannabis were stolen. These stealed led to a devastating whirlpool of violence with torture, kidnapping and also explosions, which underlines the brutal circumstances of these criminal machinations. The son of the restaurant owner, a 23-year-old German-Iraqi, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport at the end of last year while returning from Dubai to Germany. He has been in custody since January and an indictment is expected in the near future.

The Situation around the son is explosive. According to media reports, he could be related to a series of attacks that is said to have been carried out as part of the revenge for cannabis theft. Here you can already draw parallels to previous incidents in which drug crime in Cologne inevitably brought violence and chaos. For example, a 17-year-old Dutch died by an explosion that was linked to another criminal argument.

connection to further explosions in Cologne

Comparable incidents are piling up in Cologne. Just a few months ago there was another explosion in downtown Cologne, in which many passers -by were frightened, but fortunately nobody was injured. This suggests the investigators that it could be a targeted pattern that is linked to the clashes between drug gangs. Media report possible connections to the so-called Mocro-mafia, a criminal network that comes from the Netherlands and is known for its brutal methods.

The police have now also set up special investigative teams in Cologne who deal with the explosions and their backgrounds. In the past few weeks there have been similar incidents not only in Cologne, but also in adjacent cities such as Duisburg and Engelskirchen, all of which are attributed to the continued drug crime.

It remains to be seen whether the current explosion in Kalk is a new escalation in the drug war. The authorities face an abyss of far -reaching criminal activities and the danger remains high. Cologne: Inside are called to be vigilant and to inform the police in the event of suspicious observations.