Federal Police - Seven raids against people smugglers in Schleswig-Holstein
The federal police in Schleswig-Holstein have carried out several raids in Heide against a suspected gang of smugglers. Seven buildings were searched simultaneously by around 130 officers on Wednesday, according to the public prosecutor's office in Itzehoe. Accordingly, the Federal Police Crime Investigation Unit in Rostock is investigating six suspects aged between 25 and 63. They are suspected of forming a gang and organizing smuggling from Syria.
The transports posed a danger to the lives of the smuggled persons, as the permitted number of people in the vehicles was often exceeded. In addition, the gang had demanded up to 6000 euros per person. Two vehicles were confiscated during the raids and numerous items of evidence were seized - including telephones, storage media and documents. The police are now examining and evaluating this evidence.
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- The public prosecutor's office in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Itzehoe is closely monitoring the investigations conducted by the Federal Police Crime Investigation Unit in Rostock against the six suspects from Schleswig-Holstein, as they are accused of criminal activities involving people smuggling from Syria.
- Reports of similar instances of criminality have emerged from Rostock, leading the local authorities to increase their vigilance, with the Federal Police conducting razzias in Syrian communities to apprehend suspected smugglers.
- Many Syrian refugees have turned to people smugglers for help in crossing into Europe, often paying exorbitant fees, with one vehicle confiscated during a recent raid in Itzehoe reportedly having taken on 18 people, far exceeding the permitted number for safe transport.
- The Federal Police have been working tirelessly to combat such criminal activities, with officers in Rostock conducting numerous razzia operations against suspected smugglers and their accomplices, including in the port city of Rostock and its surrounding areas in Schleswig-Holstein.
Source: www.stern.de
