15-ton gummy candy trailer vanishes, police launch search

The trailer carrying a cargo worth about 250,000 euros was taken from a truck stop on Tuesday at a rest area in Neustadt-Glewe, a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district.

By Jerusalem Post Staff, March 20, 2026

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Gummi bears. Illustration. (photo credit: Lennart Tange. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.)

Police in northeastern Germany are searching for a missing semi-trailer loaded with 15 tons of gummy candy. Officers have launched a manhunt and circulated a description of the missing trailer. They appealed for witnesses to report suspicious vehicle movements or individuals seen near the scene. As of Wednesday evening, the cargo had not been recovered. The search remains ongoing, according to Stern.

The truck remained in place

The trailer carrying a cargo worth about 250,000 euros was taken from a truck stop on Tuesday at a rest area in Neustadt-Glewe, a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. A 41-year-old driver parked the vehicle, at around 7:45 a.m. He returned at about 8:45 p.m. to find the semi-trailer gone, and the truck itself in place.

Investigators said it remains unclear how the thieves removed the container without being noticed at a rest stop on a major highway, according to VG. The stolen trailer is a white Schmitz Cargobull unit bearing the inscription “Transport + Logistik Bavaria,” and it is on a wanted list.