Overview

• Dutch police arrested three men in Heerlen and Brunssum for trafficking large quantities of cocaine into Cologne and surrounding areas.
• The suspects, aged 35, 32, and 27, were apprehended under European arrest warrants and are linked to the Cologne-Kalk gang's violent operations.
• Authorities seized a firearm, six mobile phones, a Rolex watch, two Mercedes vehicles, and small amounts of drugs and cutting agents during the raids.
• A 33-year-old Cologne courier was also arrested in Ahrweiler, with his vehicle confiscated as evidence; a 28-year-old smuggling network driver remains in pre-trial detention since April.
• The arrests are part of ongoing investigations into the Cologne drug war, though these suspects are not connected to the 700 kg cannabis heist that initially triggered the conflict.