Police have raided what may be Europe’s largest underground pressing plant for CDs, DVDs and vinyl records in Germany.

Several properties in the Aschaffenburg area and the federal state of Hessen were raided by the CID Aschaffenburg and Würzburg’s state prosecutor. Officials seized “significant” numbers of CDs, DVDs and vinyl records and evaluation of material is ongoing. The production plant uncovered is said to be large-scale and highly professional.

The state prosecutor at Würzburg’s Economic Crime department is now leading ...