Border controls - Federal police stop illegal entries
As part of the reintroduced border controls, the federal police in Western Pomerania have prevented five unauthorized entries. At the former German-Polish border crossing Linken (district of Vorpommern-Greifswald), officers stopped a car with five Turkish occupants on Tuesday, three of whom did not have valid visas, as the Pasewalk Federal Police Inspectorate announced on Wednesday.
The three were sent back to Poland. The driver and co-driver had valid documents. However, they are being investigated for aiding and abetting unauthorized entry.
On the same day, two Georgians were checked in Garz on Usedom. They also reportedly had no documents for legal residence in Germany and were sent back to Poland.
Border controls are not actually provided for in the Schengen area and must be reported to Brussels. Due to a high number of illegal entries, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) ordered controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland in mid-October. They will initially remain in place until December 15.
According to the Federal Police, a total of 112,178 unauthorized entries were detected between January and October. The upward trend was halted in October. In August, the Federal Police counted 14,701 unauthorized entries, in September there were 21,366 and in October 20,059.
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- The reintroduction of border controls in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, specifically at the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, has seen the Federal Police conduct several checks, including one in Pasewalk.
- In contrast to the border controls in the Schengen area, which are not mandatory, these measures in Schleswig-Holstein, Poland, and the Czech Republic were ordered by Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser due to a high number of illegal entries.
- Furthermore, the Federal Police in Hamburg have also been vigilant, as a car with five Turkish occupants was stopped at the former German-Polish border crossing Linken, where three individuals were found to be without valid visas.
- This incident took place on a Tuesday, and the driver and co-driver of the vehicle were in possession of valid documents, but they are currently under investigation for aiding and abetting unauthorized entry.
- In a separate incident, two Georgians without legal residence documents were apprehended in Garz on Usedom, also in Western Pomerania, and were subsequently returned to Poland.
- According to data from the Federal Police, a significant number of unauthorized entries have been detected between January and October, totaling 112,178, although the upward trend was halted in October.
Source: www.stern.de
