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Aachen Station Arrest Uncovers Suspect With Seven Identities and 11 Warrants

Fingerprint checks after entry from Belgium linked the man to nationwide warrants.

Overview

  • German Federal Police stopped a 21-year-old arriving from Belgium at Aachen Hauptbahnhof on Monday morning.
  • He presented only a resident card from a Belgian asylum accommodation, prompting a biometric check.
  • Fingerprint matches returned seven different identity records and showed eleven open searches from authorities across Germany, including prosecutors in Cologne, Freiburg, Mainz, Dortmund and Offenburg.
  • Two arrest orders were active: an unpaid €484.50 fine carrying 10 days in custody from the Heilbronn prosecutor, plus a warrant with an entry and residence ban filed by the Federal Police Directorate Stuttgart.
  • The Moroccan national, first recorded entering Germany in October 2024, was taken into custody and transferred to JVA Aachen.