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Federal Law Enforcement Agency apprehends a 39-year-old individual on a train ride from Amsterdam to Frankfurt, under operation ICE 153.

Police Headquarters in Sankt Augustin, Kleve, Kempen, and Viersen reported an event on Tuesday, 5th August... Continue reading for more details.

Federal authorities apprehend a 39-year-old individual on a train journey from Amsterdam to...
Federal authorities apprehend a 39-year-old individual on a train journey from Amsterdam to Frankfurt, as part of investigation ICE 153, overseen by the Federal police of NRW.

Federal Law Enforcement Agency apprehends a 39-year-old individual on a train ride from Amsterdam to Frankfurt, under operation ICE 153.

A 39-year-old Czech national recently served a 30-day custodial sentence in the prison in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The incident took place on August 5, 2025, at Viersen station, as part of the temporarily reinstated border controls.

The individual was traveling from the Netherlands when the Federal Police discovered that he was wanted by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Würzburg for fraud. The fraud case resulted in an outstanding fine of 4,200 euros, which the Czech national was unable to pay.

For more information about this case, you can contact Uwe Eßelborn, who is responsible for inquiries related to the Federal Police. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected] or visit the Federal Police's website at www.bundespolizei.de. The Federal Police Directorate's contact address is Emmericher Straße 92-94, 47533 Kleve, Germany.

The Federal Police can also be reached via Twitter at @BPOL_NRW. Additional information can be obtained from the Federal Police Inspectorate's contact address in Kleve, Germany.

It is worth noting that the current leader of the Bundespolizeidirektion Sankt Augustin is not explicitly named in the available sources. However, it is known that the head of the Bundespolizeiinspektion Köln has retired, but the director of the Sankt Augustin office is not mentioned in the context of this event.

In the end, the Czech national was handed over to the prison in Mönchengladbach after the completion of police procedures, and the 30-day custodial sentence was imposed.

For any further inquiries, you can contact the Federal Police via the contact details provided above.

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