The trial against a Leipziger known as a "children's room dealer" began on Monday before the Leipzig Regional Court. He is accused of having sold 16.5 kilograms of amphetamine, 2.5 kilograms of hashish, two kilograms of a party drug, 500 grams of methamphetamine and 350 grams of cocaine in and outside of Germany from April 2019 to January 2021. According to the public prosecutor's office, the total proceeds from the shared labor and gang-like sale and shipment of the drugs are said to be more than 94,000 euros.

The Leipziger is said to have acted as the head of the gang, the public prosecutor said when the indictment was read out. In 2015 he was sentenced to seven years in prison. At that time, the 28-year-old admitted to having sold almost a ton of drugs procured via the Darknet via an online exchange he had set up - packaged and shipped from the children's room at home in Leipzig.

According to the public prosecutor's office, the four co-accused men aged between 24 and 42 are said to have been involved in drug trafficking in different capacities. One of the men took care of the logistics, another - who works as a lawyer - was available for legal questions, among other things.

The other two men are said to have provided assistance. The men are said to have sold narcotics in large quantities. According to the judge, possible penalties to be expected are very different for the accused, since they were also involved in the drug trafficking to a very different extent.

The chamber has set a total of 18 hearings. A verdict is not expected before the end of June. Newly presented evidence, which was not known to the court or to those involved in the proceedings, ensured that the start of the trial was postponed. The process was originally supposed to start on December 2nd. The presumption of innocence applies until the final conclusion of the proceedings.