SECURITY FOR THE EURO CUP: Border Controls Prove Effective! Police Prevent 1,400 Illegal Entries!

SECURITY FOR THE EURO CUP: Border Controls Prove Effective! Police Prevent 1,400 Illegal Entries!
The Federal Police have temporarily reintroduced stationary border controls for the Euro Cup. The results after the first weekend are impressive: 1,400 illegal entries were detected, with around 900 prevented. Additionally, at airports and seaports, the Federal Police executed 173 outstanding arrest warrants and identified 19 hits related to politically motivated crime. At the German-Danish border, where traffic on the A7 usually flows unimpeded, all vehicles are now being checked. Authorities are looking for violent offenders or attackers who could pose a threat to the Euro Cup.
Since June 7th, approximately 15,000 control measures have been implemented, yielding positive insights related to the Euro Cup. These intensive controls have also resulted in considerable bycatch. Besides the 173 executed arrest warrants and 19 hits, 900 individuals were prevented from entering, and 34 smugglers were arrested. Travelers need to be patient for these ad hoc controls, with waiting times at border crossings ranging from 20 to 60 minutes.
Controls are also being conducted at the German-Polish border, such as in Forst, to identify hooligans and potential violent offenders. Vehicles are searched for weapons and other suspicious items to identify potential disruptors and prevent them from entering Germany. In addition to cars, buses and trains crossing into Germany are also being checked. During the Euro Cup, 22,000 Federal Police officers are deployed daily, which, according to the Federal Minister of the Interior, is the largest deployment in the history of the Federal Police.