Police stops man on A6 in Bavaria

On the A6, the officials from the Waidhaus border police inspection ensured a high amount of money. As the Upper Palatinate Police Headquarters announced, the police carried out control on Monday, May 26, as part of a veil’s search. Around 4:15 p.m. they also stopped a car that drove on the A6 towards the Czech Republic. They made a suspicious find in the vehicle.

As the police explained, « the officials came to a plastic bag hidden therein ». There was a medium five -digit amount in this. According to the police, the 38-year-old driver of the car who lives in Cologne did not provide any information about the origin of the money. The officers secured both the cash and the suspect’s mobile phone.

The police find a five -digit amount of money: suspicion of money laundering

After the police had completed the necessary measures, the officials released the 38-year-old from the custody. Against the driver, investigations are made for the Suspected money laundering recorded. The criminal police Weiden in the Upper Palatinate takes over. The evaluation of the evidence and the examination of criminal relationships have not yet been completed.

Again and again it happens in Bavaria that large amounts of cash are secured on the highway. In particular, the routes in the direction of travel are affected, such as on the A3 or A6 motorways. In November 2024, investigators discovered in a vehicle control one million euros in plastic bags. At the end of February of last year, around 700,000 euros had been found in a car – a short time earlier 240,000 euros in bags in another vehicle. In February 100,000 euros in a backpack for two men on the A3. The police determined in all cases about suspicion of money laundering.