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German crackdown on organized and financial crime

Overview

German authorities are implementing structural reforms to combat organized and financial crime. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the state has established the State Office for Combating Financial Crime (LBF), a centralized agency employing approximately 1,200 staff members. The LBF utilizes a hybrid management model and an IT competence center that employs artificial intelligence to address cybercrime and cryptocurrency misuse.

At the federal level, the Federal Ministry of Finance and German Customs are expanding their focus on international organized crime. Customs reported a 20% increase in investigations against organized crime in 2025 compared to 2024. Under the ‘Customs Strategy 2030,’ authorities are expanding powers related to anti-money laundering, financial investigations, and asset forfeiture to target drug smuggling, tax fraud, and foreign trade crime.

Entities

German Customs · Schwabach Criminal Police Inspectorate · Federal Ministry of Finance · Nuremberg-Fürth Public Prosecutor's Office · Feucht

Timeline

17 days ago

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Germany intensifies crackdown on organized and financial crime
German authorities are scaling up efforts against organized crime, with North Rhine-Westphalia launching a specialized financial crime office and Customs increasing investigations by 20%.

Sources

cdu-zollernalb.de · mobil.zeit.de · news4teachers.de · newsfeed.zeit.de · onetz.de · redaktion-paedagogik.de · sicherheitsmelder.de · sportbild.bild.de · swr.de · tz.de