Federal police intervene: convicted 20-year-old with incorrect ID

Federal police intervene: convicted 20-year-old with incorrect ID

Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland - Gelsenkirchen - yesterday evening, October 17th, there was a surprising arrest by the federal police in Gelsenkirchen Central Station. A train attendant of the regional express Re2, which drove to Düsseldorf on the route from Osnabrück, asked the federal police for support because a passenger was found with a suspicious document.

When the officials arrived, they found the 20-year-old man who spent the Vietnamese citizen and presented a Hungarian residence permit. When checking the document, it quickly became apparent that this was an abusive residence permit that was already advertised for the search. It became clear that the young man was not the lawful owner of the document.

identity assessment and arrest warrant

In order to determine the real identity of the man, the federal police officers carried out a fingerprint scan. The latter confirmed that it was a sought -after suspect that had already been convicted of unauthorized stay in the federal territory. In July 2023, the district court of Coburg made a final judgment and imposed a fine of a total of 300 euros, accordingly 60 daily rates of 5 euros.

In addition, the 20-year-old was advertised by the responsible immigration authority in Coburg for the arrest due to an entry ban. These legal measures result from various violations of the Residence Act, against which the Essen public prosecutor had also actively investigated.

The federal police then arrested the young man and introduced him to a correctional facility. In addition to the violation of the identification law situation, he will now also have to answer for his unauthorized stay in the country.

The fast reaction of the federal police in this incident once again shows the importance of effective controls in public transport and underlines the challenges associated with abuse of ID documents. For further details and information about this incident, See the current reporting on www.presseportal.de .