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2 clusters · 10 sources · 22 days · First seen about 1 month ago · Last updated 19 days ago

Berlin drug distribution via mailboxes

Overview

In early July, Berlin police issued a warning about colorful drug packets being left in residential mailboxes, signaling a new method of illicit distribution in the city. By the end of the month, authorities reported that drug dealers had escalated the tactic by distributing flyers in the same mailboxes. These flyers advertised “kokstaxis,” taxi services that deliver cocaine and other narcotics, and included phone numbers, QR codes and WhatsApp contacts for ordering. Police noted the practice is widespread around party districts and represents a broader trend of dealers using both physical and digital advertising to reach customers, violating Germany’s narcotics law.

Entities

Police Berlin · Berlin · WhatsApp · Betäubungsmittelgesetz · kokstaxis

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 8 SOURCES] Drug dealers in Berlin are distributing flyers in mailboxes advertising cocaine‑delivery services (kokstaxis).
[● 8 SOURCES] The flyers include phone numbers and QR codes that link to WhatsApp contacts for ordering drugs.
[● 8 SOURCES] Police Berlin consider the flyer distribution illegal under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (Narcotics Act).
[● 8 SOURCES] The flyer distribution is especially observed around Berlin’s party districts.
[● 8 SOURCES] Police have no reliable statistics on the number of kokstaxis operations in Berlin.
[● 8 SOURCES] Customers order drugs via smartphone and receive delivery by a driver in a car.
[● 8 SOURCES] Distributing flyers advertising drug delivery is prohibited by the Betäubungsmittelgesetz.

Timeline

19 days ago

[CRIME] 10 sources
Berlin drug dealers hand out flyers advertising cocaine‑delivery taxis
Berlin police say drug dealers are handing out flyers with phone numbers and QR codes to promote cocaine‑delivery taxis, a practice illegal under the narcotics law.
about 1 month ago

[CRIME] 3 sources
Berlin police warn of colorful drug packets left in mailboxes
Berlin police warn that dealers are leaving brightly‑colored packets with cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, hash, marijuana and 3‑MMC in mailboxes, often with QR codes, and urge residents not to open them and to call

Sources

apach57.fr · extratipp.com · fehmarn24.de · kreiszeitung.de · kurierverlag.de · leinetal24.de · mannheim24.de · media.merkur.de · op-online.de · tz.de