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Traveler Wanted Over Unpaid Hit-and-Run Fine Detained at Hamburg Airport

Payment of the €1,200 fine on site ended the detention.

Overview

  • Federal police stopped a 54-year-old Georgian during Tuesday evening border controls at Hamburg Airport.
  • Checks flagged an arrest warrant that had been outstanding since April of last year.
  • A district court in Hann. Münden had convicted him of hit-and-run and imposed 40 day-fines totaling €1,200.
  • The Göttingen prosecutor’s office issued the warrant after the fine went unpaid.
  • After his arrest, he paid the amount on the spot and was released the same day.