Covered smear crime: Ukrainian taxi driver and Eritreaner arrested

Covered smear crime: Ukrainian taxi driver and Eritreaner arrested

Police check on Görlitz city bridge reveals a smuggling case

On Wednesday morning there was an unexpected incident on the Görlitz city bridge when officials from the federal police checked a Polish VW Sharan. The vehicle turned out to be a taxi, which was driven by a 69-year-old Ukrainian who lives near Zgorzelec.

The Ukrainer's journey took an unexpected turn when it turned out that a 30-year-old Eritreaner were on the back seat in the passenger seat and a 26-year-old Ethiopian couple. The 30-year-old was able to identify himself, but was also arrested. The two 26-year-olds had no necessary entry documents and were also brought to the office.

After initial investigations, it turned out that the Eritreaner was a friend of the 26-year-old Ethiopian and had traveled to Zgorzelec to meet him. Together they decided to use the Ukrainian taxi to cross the border.

The 69-year-old taxi driver and the Eritreaner are now suspected of smuggling. While the Ukrainian returned to Poland, the 30-year-old Eritreaner has his center of life in Zwickau, where he has a German residence permit.

The two smuggled people, the 26-year-old woman and the 26-year-old man from Ethiopia, were later returned to Poland. The Federal Police Inspection Ludwigsdorf continues the investigation in this case.

For questions, the press spokesman for the Federal Police Inspection Ludwigsdorf, Michael Engler, is available on 03581-3626-6110 or by email at bpoli.ludwigsdorf.presse@polizei.bund.de

- Nag