Police from the federal level carry out arrests in border control operations run by BPOL NRW
The Elten-Autobahn border crossing in Germany has recently become a focal point for internal border control measures, as authorities have reintroduced checks at this location.
On August 23, 2025, the Federal Police stopped a 28-year-old Czech on the A40 for violating the Narcotics Act, according to an arrest warrant issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Hof. Simultaneously, a 24-year-old Portuguese was stopped by the Federal Police on the B9 in Kranenburg. The Portuguese traveler presented a valid Portuguese passport and a forged Angolan driver's license.
In a separate incident, a 22-year-old Latvian entered Germany via the Elten-Autobahn border crossing on August 22, 2025, and was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant for drunk driving issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Lübeck. The Latvian was unable to pay a fine of 2,100 euros and was delivered to the prison in Kleve to serve a 35-day custodial sentence on August 23, 2025.
The internal border controls are temporary and were reintroduced in multiple locations, including Kleve, Kempen, Emmerich, Straelen, and Kranenburg. These measures were ordered by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and were implemented by the Federal Police Directorate, headquartered in Sankt Augustin. The current head of the Bundespolizeidirektion Sankt Augustin is Barbara Heuser.
For further information about these controls, you can visit www.bundespolizei.de or contact the press office at [email protected]. Uwe Eßelborn is a contact person for the Federal Police Inspectorate Kleve. After police measures at the station in Kleve, the forged driver's license was secured.
It is worth noting that the A3 and A40 highways are among the locations where these controls have been enforced. The Czech paid a fine of 975 euros to the Federal Police and was allowed to continue his journey on August 23, 2025. The Portuguese man was allowed to continue his journey, but his further travel was prohibited.
These incidents underscore the importance of adhering to national and international laws while traveling, as well as the ongoing efforts by German authorities to maintain border security and uphold the rule of law.
