Multi-Year Sentences Handed Down in Berlin Million-Euro Cash Transport Theft

A Berlin court has sentenced three men to multi-year prison terms for a massive theft of over five million euros from a cash-in-transit company. The heist, which occurred in December 2025, involved two brothers, aged 29 and 28, who were former cash counters at the firm, and their 37-year-old cousin.

The court convicted the men of aggravated theft, with the eldest brother receiving five and a half years, the younger brother five years and three months, and their cousin four years and three months. The presiding judge noted the family's planning and "high criminal energy" in executing the crime. The 29-year-old, a shift leader, had the ability to open the vault where the money was stored.

The brothers packed the money into bags and removed it from the company premises in Berlin-Lichtenberg, with their cousin assisting in loading it into a getaway vehicle. Other family members reportedly waited nearby. While over 2.15 million euros were recovered from a Berlin apartment in January, a significant portion of the loot remains unaccounted for. The defendants confessed to their involvement and apologized.