North Rhine-Westphalia: suspected illegal tobacco trade: arrest warrants executed

Solingen/Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) - In the fight against clan crime, four people were arrested in their apartments on Thursday morning in the Solingen area.

North Rhine-Westphalia: suspected illegal tobacco trade: arrest warrants executed

Solingen/Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) - In the fight against clan crime, four people were arrested in their apartments on Thursday morning in the Solingen area. They are said to have operated an illegal trade in untaxed hookah tobacco, as reported by the Düsseldorf public prosecutor. The prosecutors put the tax damage at 4.5 million euros. The four suspects have already been charged, said prosecutor Lukas Kockmann. Arrest warrants have been issued against them. There were no searches. There are no other accused.