Object in glove compartment paralyzes border crossing on A4

Federal police operation - Object in glove compartment paralyzes border crossing on A4

A suspicious object in a driver's glove compartment has temporarily paralyzed the Görlitz-Ludwigsdorf border crossing on the A4 to Dresden. The item, which resembled a flat battery with two LEDs, gave the impression of a remote detonator for an explosive charge, the federal police in Ludwigsdorf announced on Wednesday.

For this reason, the An der Neiße (North) highway rest area was cleared on Wednesday morning, the vehicle was seized and the 43-year-old driver was taken into custody. Specialists from the Federal Police 's defusing service examined the object and gave the all-clear. During this time, the highway was completely closed in both directions - for one and a half hours.

According to the man, who lives in France, the object was an aid for starting vehicles. The product is available to buy in France. According to the man himself, he had visited a friend in Belarus and was on his way back. He was eventually allowed to continue his journey. However, investigations are continuing, it was said. The federal police officers had checked the car as part of the temporarily reintroduced EU internal border controls.

Police statement

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1. The driver, who was traveling from Belarus, claimed that the suspicious object in his car was actually a vehicle starting aid, a common product sold in France.
2. The Görlitz-Ludwigsdorf border crossing between Germany and Poland on the A4 to Dresden was disrupted due to a traffic incident involving a car at the border, causing delays and closure for over an hour.
3. Specialists from the Federal Police's defusing service examined the item, which resembled a flat battery with two LEDs, and determined it to be harmless.
4. The Federal Police officers in Saxony conducted rigorous border checks, leading to the discovery of the object during a routine inspection of the vehicle.
5. The driver was taken into custody and was later allowed to continue his journey after clarifications were made about the suspicious object in his car, but the investigation into the matter continues.

Source: www.stern.de