Customs controls: 73 suspected cases in barbershops and shisha bars!

Customs controls: 73 suspected cases in barbershops and shisha bars!

On December 6, 2024, the main customs office in Saarbrücken carried out comprehensive control against undeclared work and illegal employment relationships, which concentrated in particular on barbershops, shisha bars, cafés, kiosks and table dance bars. This nationwide campaign showed alarming results: A total of 171 people were interviewed for 55 controlled companies in Kaiserslautern, Zweibrücken, Landau and Saarbrücken. At the same time, there was a particular focus on possible clankriminalities that are suspected in these industries with higher risk, such as rheinpfalz.de reports .

The review resulted in 73 suspected cases for violations of the law. 12 cases were particularly striking due to minimum wage fraud, 23 suspicions due to the support of wages and 24 cases of performance fraud. There were also signs of the illegal employment of foreigners and the illegal reference to social benefits. Among the controlled companies were 25 objects in the Kaiserslautern and Zweibrücken area, 19 in Landau and 11 in Saarbrücken. Already on site, four criminal proceedings were initiated due to alleged violations of foreign law provisions and five fine procedures for possible reporting violations for social security, according to the press spokeswoman for the main customs office in Saarbrücken, Nicole Hübner.

In addition, the inspectors also met with violations of the Tabacco Tax Act. The investigation is still in progress and the customs officers are determined to proceed against these illegal practices, such as "http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=sarbr%C3%BCcken%2C%2C+Saarbr%C3%BCcken"> Ccbing.com mentioned %2c+undeclared work%2C+main customs office & d = 5453907898428 & MKT = en-US & W = 8rMy0UoFpdial5xgxacmu391quhupz-.