Major CBŚP Operation: Hooligan Gang Busted and Ton of Drugs Seized

The Central Investigation Bureau of the Police has dismantled a dangerous criminal structure that monopolized the trade of intoxicants in selected districts of Warsaw. As informed by the Minister of the Interior and Administration, around 300 officers from various units, including police counter-terrorists, participated in the operation. During coordinated actions, 23 men were detained, most of whom were strongly linked to the hooligan milieu of one of Warsaw's clubs. A key success was the capture of a person acting as the "chemist," who modified recipes to produce crack. Investigators estimate that since November 2024, the gang managed to introduce over a thousand kilograms of drugs into retail circulation. The distribution system was based on a network of dealers operating in Warsaw's gateways, which was intended to make their detection by routine patrols more difficult. Since 2014, Polish services have observed a constant professionalization of criminal groups originating from hooligan milieus. These groups have evolved from participating in stadium brawls to corporate-like structures that take control of local drug markets and illegal gambling. Parallel to the actions in the capital, police carried out strikes in other regions of the country. In the town of Przedbórz, officers dismantled an illegal gambling den, seizing gaming machines and firearms. Meanwhile, in Inowrocław and in Greater Poland, the Bydgoszcz division of the CBŚP dismantled laboratories producing psychotropic substances. A total of 1,260 kg of finished products ready for sale were seized there. All those detained in Warsaw have been charged with participation in an organized criminal group and trafficking significant quantities of drugs. The court, at the prosecutor's request, applied a preventive measure in the form of temporary arrest for most of the suspects. This operation is one of the largest strikes against the criminal underworld in recent months. Police emphasize that the case is ongoing, and analysis of secured evidence could lead to further detentions, including individuals financing the illegal activity. The equipment and chemicals secured in the laboratories indicate the group's high level of organization and its capacity for mass production of synthetic drugs. „Zorganizowana grupa przestępcza, w której strukturach działali pseudokibice, została rozbita przez funkcjonariuszy CBŚP. W wyniku szeroko zakrojonej operacji zatrzymano 23 osoby odpowiedzialne za wprowadzenie do obrotu co najmniej tony narkotyków” (An organized criminal group, whose structures included hooligans, has been busted by CBŚP officers. As a result of a wide-ranging operation, 23 people responsible for introducing at least a ton of drugs into circulation have been detained.) — Marcin Kierwiński 1260 kg — psychotropic substances seized in laboratories