: To mask the operation, a complex ventilation system was installed, which routed exhaust through specialized pipes to an apartment on the first floor and then out of the building.
: Plantations found linked to a drug-trafficking operation based in a local pizzeria.
: A raid on a residential building near the Luxembourg border yielded 700 illegal plants.
Two men were arrested on-site during the operation. While German laws regarding cannabis have since shifted—with the taking effect on April 1, 2024, allowing adults to possess up to 50 grams and grow three flowering plants at home—large-scale commercial cultivation without a license remains strictly illegal. Regional Enforcement