Germany news: Major raids carried out against Hells Angels
Key takeaways
- A large-scale police operation in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia has targeted biker gang crime.
- Some 1,200 officers, including from special police units, have been deployed across 28 cities, including Leverkusen, Cologne, Dortmund and Duisburg.
- The state's Interior Ministry in Düsseldorf said more than 50 properties were searched from early morning in what it called one of the largest operations against biker criminality in the state's history.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
A large-scale police operation in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia has targeted biker gang crime. Germany is to bid again for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Cub8Police have searched Hells Angels premises across North Rhine-Westphalia, as here in Hilden Image: Christoph Reichwein/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Police have been raiding premises connected with the Hells Angels biker group in the state of NRW The German foreign minister is to hold talks with UN chief Antonio Guterres in New York Business leaders have little confidence in the German government's ability to boost economic growth, according to a survey Here is a roundup of the top headlines and human interest stories from Germany on Tuesday, April 28, 2026:
04/28/2026April 28, 20261,200 police officers deployed in raids on Hells Angels biker gang The searched properties included the Hells Angels clubhouse in HildenImage: Christoph Reichwein/dpa/picture alliancePolice in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday launched a large-scale operation targeting the Hells Angels motorcycle gang after authorities banned a local chapter.