Crime - 22 people illegally smuggled - apprehended in Guben
German officials from the Federal Police discovered the infiltration of a larger group of people in the Brandenburg border town of Guben. Around 1.15 am on Wednesday, law enforcement officers noticed 22 people, according to the Federal Police, under the city bridge in Guben (Spree-Neisse district).
These individuals were reportedly 20 male persons aged between 11 and 55, along with two small children. According to initial investigations, a small truck had stopped at the border crossing on the Polish side and let them out, after which they crossed the bridge towards Germany.
The Federal Police took the Afghan nationals into custody, who, according to reports, could not produce the necessary documents for entry and residence in Germany. An investigation is being conducted against them for the suspicion of illegal entry and illegal residence.
Against the unknown driver of the transport vehicle, the Federal Police initiated criminal proceedings for the suspicion of smuggling foreigners. Additionally, the Federal Police informed the Polish authorities, who subsequently detained nine more Afghan nationals on Polish territory.
- The border city of Guben, located in the Brandenburg district of Spree-Neiße, has recently been at the center of attention due to an incident involving the Federal Police.
- The Federal Police in Germany has been actively investigating a case of criminality in Guben, involving the suspected smuggling of 22 individuals across the border from Poland.
- The Federal Police in Berlin was notified about the illegal entry of 20 male persons and two small children from Afghanistan into Germany through Guben, a city in Brandenburg.
- The Federal Police is collaborating with their counterparts in Berlin and Poland to address the issue of rising criminality at the border, specifically in the district of Spree-Neiße and the city of Guben.
