Overview
- Border police stopped a black Mercedes in Waidhaus during a routine control and took the 33‑year‑old driver to the station for checks where officers found he was not authorized to drive.
- A search of the vehicle uncovered a large amount of cash in the trunk and the driver initially told officers the sum was about €700,000.
- Investigators from the Kriminalpolizeiinspektion Weiden later counted the notes and established the total at €850,000.
- Police have seized the money and opened a formal investigation on suspicion of money laundering, requiring the driver to document the lawful origin of the funds before any return.
- The case highlights how cross‑border controls can expose suspected illicit cash flows and could lead to criminal charges and forensic tracing of the money's provenance.