2023-11-17 11:02:32
This Thursday, November 16, a major cross-border control operation “Euregioprotect / Crossover” took place. It mobilized 350 police and customs officers from 14 authorities in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
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In addition to the police headquarters of Aachen and Cologne and the police authorities of the districts of Düren, Heinsberg and Euskirchen, the main customs office of Aachen and the federal police were also involved in the ‘operation. On the Dutch side, agents from the Politie Limburg and the Koninklijke Marechaussee were mobilized. In Belgium, the checks were carried out by the police forces of the Vesdre-Gueule and Eifel police zones and by the federal police of Eupen. These forces were supported by the Liège motorway police and the Eupen customs office.
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In addition to controlling traffic violations and the fitness of vehicles to travel, emphasis has also been placed on the fight against cross-border crime.
Nearly 1,200 vehicles were checked. -David Hagemann
In total, 1,181 vehicles and 1,778 people were checked. Numerous violations have been noted:
> 13 drug-related offenses
> 14 offenses in the area of foreigners law / illegal stay
> 11 people tested positive for alcohol or drugs while driving
> 10 times, a blood test was ordered from people
> 11 people were caught driving without a license
> 7 people were arrested
> 19 other minutes were drawn up
> 7 times, objects were seized from people
> 420 immediate investigations were established in the area of road traffic
> 36 other reports were established
Not to mention that a man was also checked at the border between Germany and the Netherlands, while he was wanted in the Netherlands for attempted homicide. The man was arrested and taken to the appropriate authorities.
During their checks, customs agents were able to recover 17,000 euros of unpaid taxes!
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