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€15,000 in Counterfeit Cash Seized on A8, Suspects Released on Conditions

Investigators are tracing the seized notes under Munich II prosecutors following a judge’s conditional suspension of the arrest warrants.

Overview

  • Border police stopped a Mercedes on November 2 near Irschenberg on the A8 toward Munich and uncovered bundled counterfeit banknotes.
  • Officers from the Raubling border police unit found the bills hidden in several compartments inside the car’s interior.
  • Authorities say roughly €15,000 in counterfeit currency was seized and secured during the search.
  • Two men aged 36 and 27, reported by police as Syrian nationals, were taken into provisional custody and brought before an investigating judge.
  • The arrest warrants were set aside under conditions, and Kriminalpolizei Rosenheim is continuing the case under the direction of Staatsanwaltschaft München II.