Overview
- Federal police stopped the 37-year-old on a regional train from Belgium as it arrived at Aachen main station.
- He presented a Lebanese passport and an Italian residence permit that was not valid for travel in the Schengen area.
- Police databases listed him under 28 different alias names, according to official statements.
- His asylum claim in Germany was finally rejected in April 2025, and an entry and residence ban is on record.
- Officers cite repeated narcotics offenses in Germany, and say deportation proceedings are underway with no removal reported yet.