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BVB star Adeyemi apparently specifically ordered weapons
Updated 11/21/2025 – 12:47 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
In the turmoil surrounding the high fine for the national player for illegal possession of weapons, new details are coming to light.
Karim Adeyemi is once again in the spotlight after being sentenced for illegal possession of weapons. Because “Bild” reports: Adeyemi deliberately ordered the weapons in question. He told his club Borussia Dortmund and the DFB that he did not know the prohibited contents of an online “Mystery Box” order.
According to new research by the tabloid, the Wetter district court’s penalty order states that he knew that the package contained, among other things, a brass knuckle knife, brass knuckles and an electrical impulse device. The only thing that remains unclear is who ultimately picked up the package from the post office.
The penal order literally states: In July 2024, Adeyemi picked up “a package you had previously ordered, which, as you knew, contained, among other things, a brass knuckle knife, a brass knuckle and an electric impulse device, from the Deutsche Post branch at 6:02 p.m., although you were aware that you were not entitled to possess these items – or you had the aforementioned package picked up by the witness C. from the Deutsche Post branch and delivered in July 2024 your apartment, even though you were aware that you were not authorized to purchase and possess these items.”
Since Adeyemi did not file an objection and the penalty order became final on October 30, 2025, a “confession fiction” is legally considered. That means: He did not contradict the allegations.
When asked by “Bild”, Adeyemi’s lawyer now explained: “As the name ‘Mystery Box’ suggests, it was clear that it would contain items such as the weapons shown as examples in the freely accessible sales advertisement, but not which specific (let alone illegal) weapons these would be. Karim Adeyemi has fully informed his interlocutors at BVB and DFB about this.”
Adeyemi has to pay 450,000 euros for illegal possession of weapons. The basis is 60 daily rates of 7,500 euros each, calculated based on an estimated net income of around 2.7 million euros per year. He does not have a criminal record, but he does have an entry in the Federal Central Register. The seized weapons – brass knuckles, brass knuckles and an electric pulse device – were confiscated.
According to “Bild”, the investigation file comprises almost 300 pages – including photos of the items, chat histories, three witness statements and a weapons law report. If there had been a trial, further details would probably have become public.