German police in Berlin and Brandenburg carried out a large raid targeting suspected weapons crime, including a search of a Hells Angels club. About 300 officers searched nine apartments of suspects and a building linked to the Rocker group in the Biesdorf district of eastern Berlin. One of the searched properties was in Brandenburg. The operation was led by the Berliner LKA’s special unit “Ferrum”, which has been working for almost a year against violent organised crime and people suspected of weapons offences. Officers also included units from the state criminal police and the Federal Police’s special unit GSG 9, brought in when suspects are considered potentially dangerous and armed. Police said the case centres on gun crime, with possible overlaps between rocker circles and other criminal groups. “Ferrum” had started work on 13 November 2025, and the police said it will continue given the persistent gun violence in the capital. Since the unit began, more than 720 investigative proceedings have been initiated, with 483 procedures linked directly or indirectly to investigations in the field of gun crime, police said. In one earlier step in September, after another raid over suspected illegal gun trading, several people were arrested and weapons were seized. The current raids’ results are now being evaluated by “Ferrum”. Police investigations also point to groups suspected of extortion, with pressure allegedly applied through violence against shop and restaurant operators in Berlin. The investigation is ongoing, with the evidence still being assessed after Monday’s operation.