Smoking at the main train station: 66-year-old ends up in prison for debts!

Smoking at the main train station: 66-year-old ends up in prison for debts!

Bochum. A harmless moment becomes a nightmare: a 66-year-old man was brought behind grid, and only because of a cigarette in the Bochum main station! Here are the shocking details.

on Monday morning, around 10:10 a.m., the Essener was caught smoking by the Federal Police in the Personal Tunnel of the Central Station. A violation of the strict ban on smoking, which had fatal consequences for the man. When checking his identity, it turned out that the public prosecutor's office was already looking for him!

illegal driving becomes expensive!

The reason for the search? The 66-year-old had not paid a fine of 1,800 euros due to illegal driving. He was convicted in January 2024, but to this day he had only paid a tiny part of the punishment. He could not raise the remaining 1,740 euros. And so it happened that the police brought him to a correctional facility for the next 174 days. A day in prison for every not paid daily rate - that is the hard reality!

A little offense that led to a great punishment. The consequences of smoking in the main train station are devastating for this man. A simple moment of relaxation brought him in the way of the law. Who would have thought that a cigarette could do so much?