Raid in Hamburg: Luxury cars and dirty money in the sight of the police!

Raid in Hamburg: Luxury cars and dirty money in the sight of the police!

Kassel, Deutschland - On June 11, 2025, a large -scale police action against money laundering was carried out in several federal states. Investigators took the opportunity to search for a stressful material in a total of 18 objects, including in Kassel, Göttingen and Hamburg. The MOPO reports of an extensive commitment in which a car dealership in Kassel also targeted the investigators.

The managing director of the Kassel car dealership was arrested as part of the investigation, since there is a suspicion that illegal money was washed through this company. The investigation that has been running since spring 2024 was initiated by suspicion notices from banks and results in a subsidy fraud in Berlin. The presumably fraudulent corona aid are at the center of the matter. These funds are said to have been used for the acquisition of luxurious vehicles, such as 14 high -priced cars, including a Mercedes Maybach and a Bentley that had a total value of around 1.4 million euros

jewelry and more in focus

The searches not only brought luxury cars to light, but also a variety of other valuables. Overall, assets worth over two million euros could be confiscated, including jewelry, watches and even several weapons, such as [ndr] (https://www.ndr.de/niederrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_HARZ_GOETTINGEN/GEISWAESCHE-FECHTE- LUXUSAUSTOSTOS-BEISCHUNGESSCHUSICHEN) reports. The investigation by the Kassel public prosecutor and the Berlin State Criminal Police Office concentrated on a network of several accused whose age varies between 38 and 79 years.

But this is not the only money laundering case that currently attracts public attention. Another international investigation covered a network in which luxury cars were used to wash funds from criminal activities. These suspicious businesses extended across Italy and Germany, where the [money laundering officer] (https://geldwaescheiter.com/geldwaesche- Dermietung-von-luxusautos/) reported that rented vehicles were used for money laundering.

The extent of the investigation

The authority found that fake long -term rental contracts served as a means of underwearing money. In a similar approach, as was also observed in the current investigation in Germany, the monthly installments for these vehicles were often paid for these vehicles with revenue from drug trafficking, extortion and illegal bets. This makes it clear how complex and aggressively the complications in the area of ​​money laundering are.

With these findings and the latest raids, which pursues the goal of preventing money laundering and the associated crimes, the sharpness of the current investigation becomes clear. The police and public prosecutors are determined to act against the backers of these criminal machinations and to set an example that such action will not be unpunished.

The investigation continues and it remains to be seen which further information will come to light and whether the situation for those affected is still tightened.