The statement that Germany has reached the upper limit in accepting migrants almost coincided in time with information about the equipment of special checkpoints on the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. This will allow to detect persons trying to enter the country illegally. Now, the time has come for decisive action: the first large-scale raid has already been conducted.
On a large scale
More than 350 police officers were involved. The inspection covered 5 German regions:
– Lower Saxony;
– Bremen;
– Bavaria;
– North Rhine-Westphalia;
– Hessen.
Special attention was paid to the airport of Frankfurt am Main – the traditional location of migrants. Apartments, houses, and non-residential premises were also inspected in detail.
They profited from their own
The police raid uncovered over a hundred Syrian migrants illegally brought into the country. The investigation also exposed a network of individuals helping Syrians enter Germany. They turned out to be the same Syrians who had arrived in the country earlier and were seeking asylum. For their help in getting in from abroad, they took from their compatriots from 3 to 7 thousand euros. Then the received funds were used to buy gold.
As a result of the operation, five people who were involved in this scheme were arrested. Police took away:
– 16 thousand euros in cash;
– gold worth more than 220 000 euros;
– many SIM cards;
– mobile phones in large quantities.
The illegal business of importing refugees is very profitable. It is especially cynical that the suspects took advantage of people who got into the same difficult circumstances in which they were not long ago.
