Berlin police raid more than ten sites in firearms crackdown, including Hells Angels clubhouse

Large-scale operation on Monday evening

Berlin police began a large-scale search operation on Monday evening, 9 November 2026, with more than 300 officers deployed across the city. Court-issued search warrants are being executed at more than ten locations to look for evidence, a police spokesman said. The measures started shortly after 19:00 and were still ongoing when the spokesman posted an update on X around 20:00.

Targets and partners

Private homes are being searched in the Berlin districts of Neukölln, Mitte, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Pankow, Lichtenberg and Treptow-Köpenick. The clubhouse of the Hells Angels in Biesdorf is also a site of the operation, and one further property in Brandenburg is being searched. The Berlin police special operations unit is supported by special forces of the federal police. According to information from Tagesspiegel, the federal unit involved is GSG 9, a identification the police did not confirm in the reporting.

Weapons law and the firearms problem

The operation is based on proceedings under weapons law. Spokesman Florian Nath said it was not yet clear whether other offences would emerge as the search continued, and he expected the operation to run into the night. Nath summed up the focus of the action in one sentence.

“Everything here revolves around firearms crime.”

Background to the shootings

Shootings on Berlin's streets have been piling up since 2025, and clan and gang rivalries as well as protection-money extortion are often said to lie behind them. Police set up a dedicated investigation unit, the Besondere Aufbauorganisation (BAO) Ferrum, last autumn, and it took over command of Monday's operation.