The 58-year-old suspect is accused of fatally stabbing a 26-year-old man with two knife wounds near Alexanderplatz in Berlin on the late evening of 18 March 2019. He is alleged to have waited for the victim near his workplace and to have attacked him suddenly and with intent to kill. He is believed to have entered Germany shortly before the planned act and to have left for Moldova immediately afterward. The two other suspects are believed to have either ordered the killing or passed on the order to someone else. The contract killing is believed to be linked to organised crime. The 58-year-old was arrested in Romania. The 57-year-old suspect was arrested the following day in Riga, Latvia, and the 44-year-old the day after that in Bucharest, Romania.On 27 June 2025, officers from the Berlin Police conducted searches at a total of six residential and commercial premises in Schöneberg and Mitte (Berlin), as well as in Falkensee (Brandenburg) in Germany in connection with the arrests. During the searches, various weapons – including a shotgun, several handguns and bladed weapons – as well as electronic data carriers and business documents were seized.The suspects were identified through intensive investigative work by the Berlin Police and the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office, with the support of Europol.The suspects are to be extradited from Romania and Latvia to Berlin. The investigation, particularly into the specific circumstances of the crime and its background, is ongoing.Support by EuropolEuropol supported the investigation led from Berlin from the outset. The agency provided analytical assistance, facilitated the exchange of information, and coordinated operational cooperation between the authorities in Germany, Moldova, Romania, and Latvia. Several operational meetings were held at Europol headquarters in The Hague in the preparation of the arrests.Involved authorities Germany: Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office (Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin), State Criminal Police Officer Berlin (Landeskriminalamt Berlin)Latvia: State Police (Valsts policija)Moldova: General Police Inspectorate (Inspectoratul General al Poliției)Romania: Romanian Police (Poliția Română)

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