According to the police, the authorities searched 13 objects and checked 130 people during a raid against clan crime in Duisburg. The police said on Saturday that the searches of restaurants and bars involved illegal gambling, undeclared work, untaxed shisha tobacco and debts to the city. NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) was also involved in the action on Friday evening. In addition to the police, the public prosecutor’s office, customs and tax investigators were also involved, it said.

Officials discovered and seized two illegal slot machines in a restaurant. In addition, the city was able to identify several debtors and collect money. According to the police, there is a suspicion that almost 47 kilograms of shisha tobacco are not taxed. Customs seized the goods. A so-called black money box with a four-digit amount of cash was also found.