Detective Agency in Munich
DRS Security und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH — private investigations, IT forensics and security since 2004.
Team deployment in Munich within 24 hours from Hamburg.
Munich — the capital of Bavaria, the economic and industrial centre of southern Germany and Europe’s largest automotive and engineering hub. It is home to the headquarters of BMW, Siemens, Allianz, Munich Re, MTU Aero Engines, Linde and dozens of other DAX-30 corporations. Alongside this is a powerful tech scene in Schwabing, a premium real-estate market in Bogenhausen and Grünwald, and one of the largest Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking diasporas in southern Germany in the Pasing-Obermenzing and Hadern districts. The population is 1.5 million (metropolitan area — 2.9 million). With this scale come risks that the conventional law-enforcement system cannot always handle: industrial espionage at automotive corporations, M&A conflicts, IP leaks at tech start-ups, threats to top managers of global corporations, and corporate supplier fraud.
DRS Security und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH has been operating since December 2004. Our headquarters are in Hamburg (Hammer Landstraße 204, 20537 Hamburg), but we regularly handle cases in Munich, deploying our team within 24 hours. Hamburg → Munich takes about 5 hours 45 minutes by ICE, with regular flights Hamburg → MUC taking 1 hour 15 minutes. Over more than 20 years of practice we have built a team of 50+ specialists: detectives and security personnel licensed under §34a GewO, former police and prosecution officers, practising lawyers, IT forensic experts and certified polygraph examiners.
All services operate to a single standard: licensed specialists, legally sound methods, court-admissible (gerichtsfest) evidence. Alongside investigations — the full range of security services: personal protection, property protection, VIP escort and event security in Munich and within a 300 km radius. Our clients include corporations, law firms, investment funds, private banking and private individuals, including members of Munich’s Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking diaspora.
Detective agency services in Munich
The full range of investigative and security services. All services operate to a single standard: licensed specialists, legally sound methods, court-admissible (gerichtsfest) evidence.
Corporate investigations
Wirtschaftsdetektei — fraud, kickback schemes, counterparty checks, M&A due diligence for businesses in Munich.
IT forensics and Cyber
Storage-media forensics, analysis of email and messengers, OSINT investigations, incident response — for Munich’s tech scene.
Eavesdropping protection
Lauschabwehr / TSCM — detecting bugs in offices, meeting rooms and private residences. Especially for top managers and politicians in Munich.
Background Check
Vetting of top candidates: CFOs, CTOs, PR directors. Authenticity of education, real reasons for departure, reputation via OSINT.
Personal protection (Personenschutz)
Physical protection of top managers, political figures and their family members. Escort, protection of residences and events.
Polygraph / Lügendetektor
Certified polygraph examiner, 98% accuracy. Internal investigations, personnel checks, family conflicts, civil disputes.
What sets us apart from other detective agencies in Munich
There are dozens of agencies in Munich. What makes DRS Security a distinct choice:
20+ years in the market
The company was registered in December 2004, HRB 91616. Not a „new brand“, but an organisation with a twenty-year reputation.
Team of experts
50+ specialists: practising lawyers, former officers of operational units, IT forensic experts. Each case is handled by a team of 3–5 people.
Comprehensiveness
Wirtschaftsdetektei + IT forensics + OSINT + Lauschabwehr + polygraph in one team. Competitors usually cover only a narrow segment.
Legal compliance
§34a GewO, DSGVO, BDSG, UWG. All evidence is court-admissible (gerichtsfest). Full Impressum, liability insurance.
Confidentiality
An NDA with the client is standard. Data is not shared with subcontractors without written consent. Law-firm level.
4 languages
German, English, Russian, Ukrainian. No language barrier for the diaspora in Pasing-Obermenzing, Hadern and other districts of Munich.
Coverage area — districts of Munich
Team deployment to any district of Munich and its suburbs within 24 hours.
Maxvorstadt / Lehel
LMU University, museums, the banking quarter. Lauschabwehr for financial offices, background checks for CFOs/CTOs, transaction due diligence.
Schwabing-West / Schwabing-Freimann
Tech scene, creative agencies, media. IT forensics after CTO dismissals, leak investigations, IP protection.
Bogenhausen / Grünwald
„Old“ Bavarian wealth, villas of top managers from BMW, Allianz, Audi. Personal protection, TSCM checks of residences, personnel vetting.
Altstadt-Lehel / Englischer Garten
Premium hotels, representative offices of international companies, embassies. Protection of delegations and events, partner vetting.
Pasing-Obermenzing / Hadern
Munich’s largest Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking diaspora. Family investigations, Erbensuche (heir search), vetting of partners from the CIS.
Sendling-Westpark / Au-Haidhausen
Middle class, small and medium businesses, freelancers. Mietnomaden (rent nomads), corporate investigations, counterparty checks.
Trudering-Riem / Bogenhausen-Ost
The Messe München exhibition complex, business-class hotels. Event security, Veranstaltungsschutz, protection of exhibits.
Allach-Untermenzing / Aubing / Moosach
Industrial zones of BMW, MAN, Krauss-Maffei. Werkschutz (plant security), perimeter protection, personnel vetting, anti-corruption audit.
How we work — 4 steps
From the first enquiry to a report with evidence.
Consultation
You describe the situation by phone or email. We assess legal admissibility and feasibility. Free of charge, no obligation.
Contract and NDA
A transparent quote (Festpreis or Stundensatz), a clearly defined scope of work, a mutual non-disclosure agreement.
Investigation
The team operates on site in Munich or works remotely. In parallel — operational work, IT forensics, OSINT and legal support.
Report
A structured report with all materials suitable for court (gerichtsfest), a lawyer, an insurer or an internal investigation.
Cases in Munich (anonymised)
Real results — while preserving the client’s full confidentiality.
Industrial espionage at an automotive corporation
A request from a BMW top manager to investigate a leak of design documentation. IT forensics identified an insider in the R&D department. → The employee was dismissed and the case was handed to the Munich prosecutor’s office.
→ recovery of IP, lawsuit against the competitor
Due diligence before M&A
Due diligence before the acquisition of a Munich fintech start-up by an international group. OSINT analysis revealed 2 hidden lawsuits against the founder and an affiliation with an offshore company in Cyprus.
→ reduction of the deal price by €2.1 million
TSCM inspection of a CEO’s residence
TSCM inspection of the private residence of the CEO of a Bavarian corporation at a lawyer’s request. 3 passive GSM devices in the study and bedroom were detected and neutralised.
→ report handed to the corporation’s security department
How much does a detective in Munich cost
Transparent: the exact price depends on the type of case. No hidden surcharges.
Hourly rate (Stundensatz)
For operational tasks: surveillance, IT forensics, Lauschabwehr inspection. A flexible model — you pay only for the actual time spent.
Fixed price (Festpreis)
Background check — from €1,800.
Counterparty due diligence — from €3,500.
TSCM inspection of an apartment — from €2,200.
Frequently asked questions
If your question is not listed — ask it via the consultation form.
How long does it take for the team to reach Munich?+
As standard — 24 hours from signing the contract. For urgent cases (Lauschabwehr, IT incident, security threat) — deployment on the day of the request. The flight Hamburg → MUC takes 1 hour 15 minutes, the ICE about 5 hours 45 minutes.
Will evidence gathered in Munich be valid in a Hamburg or Frankfurt court?+
Yes. We operate within a single body of federal legislation (§34a GewO, DSGVO, BDSG, UWG). All evidence is documented with a full chain of custody and is accepted by courts throughout Germany and the EU.
Can you work with the diaspora — in Russian or Ukrainian?+
Yes. We serve clients in German, Russian, Ukrainian and English. For the Russian-speaking diaspora in Pasing-Obermenzing and Hadern this is especially valuable — the investigation is conducted without any language or cultural barrier.
Do you guarantee the result of the investigation?+
No — that would breach professional ethics and §34a GewO. We guarantee professional, legally sound work by a team of licensed specialists and transparency at every stage. The result is the totality of objective evidence, not a predetermined conclusion.
Ready to discuss your case in Munich?
The first consultation is free, completely confidential and without obligation. We respond within one business day.
DRS Security und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH operates exclusively within the applicable legislation of Germany and the EU (§34a GewO, BDSG, DSGVO, UWG). We do not provide services that infringe the rights of third parties and do not carry out activities that fall within the exclusive competence of law-enforcement authorities.