Three held at Schirnding border with hashish and 100 illegal fireworks
Federal police at the Schirnding border crossing stopped three young men entering from the Czech Republic and found hashish, an electroshock device, a telescopic baton, two flick knives, two knuckledusters and 100 illegal fireworks. The two 19-year-olds and a 17-year-old face proceedings under the weapons, explosives, narcotics and consumer cannabis laws, and the driver tested positive for THC.
Federal police officers from the Selb border police inspectorate stopped three
young men bringing drugs, weapons and illegal fireworks from the Czech Republic
into Germany at the Schirnding border crossing.[1]The two 19-year-olds and a
17-year-old now face proceedings under the weapons act, the explosives act, the
narcotics act and the law on handling consumer cannabis.[2]
Officers checked the trio at about 15:00 on Saturday, 7 November, after they
entered from the Czech Republic.[2]The search found hashish, which the
officers seized along with the other prohibited items.[2]The officers also
found an electroshock device, a telescopic baton, two flick knives and two
knuckledusters.[1]
Police seized the fireworks and the prohibited objects, and the suspects must
also pay the cost of destroying the pyrotechnics.[2]A rapid drug test on the
driver, who comes from the Miltenberg district, was positive for THC, and a
complaint was filed against him for driving under the influence of cannabis.[1]The police statement was released on Monday.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Agency
Bundespolizeiinspektion Selb
Agency type
Border guard
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Smuggling, Possession
Setting
Land border
Charge
violations of the weapons act, explosives act, narcotics act and consumer cannabis law
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Bavaria
Route
Czechia → Germany via Schirnding
Sources
TVOtvo.deDEGrenzkontrolle in Schirnding: Trio schmuggelt Waffen, Drogen und illegale Böller
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