Overview
- Bundespolizei briefly detained a 34-year-old German who arrived early Sunday from Palma de Mallorca after he mistakenly joined the passport-control line.
- Officers checked his identity and found an arrest notice from the Aachen public prosecutor tied to an unpaid €220 fine for bodily injury.
- He faced an alternative custodial sentence of 22 days if the sum was not settled, according to the police statement from Sankt Augustin.
- A contact person paid the outstanding amount the same day at the Frechen police station, and the traveler was released.
- Police noted he was not intoxicated and said such navigation errors by passengers occur at the airport.