SAA event in Germany on Sat 14th February 2026

German police arrested two men suspected of having ties to the PKK terrorist group and confiscated multiple firearms along with a large quantity of illegal drugs, media reported Thursday.

According to Bild daily, the investigation began when officers in the eastern city of Leipzig stopped a taxi during a routine traffic check on Saturday evening. The passenger, identified as 23-year-old Numan K., attempted to flee but was caught. Police discovered five unregistered 9mm pistols with ammunition in his bag.

Authorities then searched an apartment shared by Numan K. and a second suspect, 56-year-old Metin B., where they found additional unregistered weapons and over one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine.

Investigators were examining the suspects’ connections to the PKK and whether they had planned any attacks, especially considering Metin B.’s recent social media posts supporting the PKK and its affiliate, the YPG, in northeastern Syria.

German authorities estimate that the PKK and YPG have more than 15,000 active followers in the country, many engaged in extensive propaganda within the Kurdish immigrant community. The PKK was banned in Germany in 1993, and Europol classifies it as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist organization.