Overview

• The Dresden public prosecutor's office filed an indictment alleging the defendant transported 34 Syrians and one Palestinian from the Czech Republic into Germany between July 25 and October 17, 2023.
• The charges include commercial smuggling of foreigners and three counts of driving without a licence.
• Prosecutors say the defendant received at least €10,000 for the alleged transports.
• Joint investigations by Dresden prosecutors and the Federal Police identified the suspect, who was extradited from Slovenia to Germany on June 2 under a European Arrest Warrant and remains in pretrial detention.
• According to prosecutors, the 23-year-old has prior convictions for similar offenses and was on probation during the period in question, with the Amtsgericht Pirna to decide on opening the main proceedings.