The law will soon change. But in the meantime, the lawyers of people randomly checked by customs officers continue to rush into the fault. On Monday, a man checked with nearly 20 kg of cannabis resin in his car was released by the Nantes criminal court (Loire-Atlantique). According to Ocean Pressthe lawyer for this national with dual Moroccan and Spanish nationality relied on Article 60 of the Customs Code, accused of "undermining respect for privacy and the freedom to come...
regional customs World record attempt in ringing a cowbell The cowbells and 20 alphorns sounded between two runs of the FIS Telemark World Cup final. photo © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa In the Allgäu there was a surprisingly large participation in a world record attempt with bells. Because it was a matter of the heart for the people. In a world record attempt in ringing a cowbell, fans of alpine farming in the Allgäu made a loud statement. "We set an outstanding...
Seizures of cocaine "very sharply increasing" in 2022 in New Aquitaine, underlines the interregional director of customs, Serge Puccetti. Last year, some 709 kg of white powder were indeed intercepted in the region, regional customs announced on Monday morning.“It's double the best previous year, continues Serge Puccetti, with in particular a case of 578 kg seized by the Arcachon brigade in December on the motorway from Spain, in a tile truck. We have been on an upward trend for several...
The people from Georgia, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Ukraine had neither work permits nor residence permits.Customs officers discovered 20 illegal workers during a check in a Munich hotel. They had neither a work permit nor a residence permit, as the main customs office in Munich announced on Friday. According to the information, the people from Georgia, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Ukraine worked for two companies. 15 of them were renovating the hotel, the other five cleaned the hotel rooms for a building...
Three “high-tech” drones, at 50,000 euros each according to Nice morning, were stolen last week from an unmarked police car in Nice. “The customs administration was the victim of a theft”, thus indicates the prosecution at 20 Minutes, confirming information from the regional daily. In this case, three people were arrested and charged, two of whom were remanded in custody. The third individual has been released and placed under judicial review.This material considered "sensitive" was stolen from a vehicle parked...
regional customs Söder does not want to gender at the political Ash Wednesday Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (r, CSU) holds the laudatory speech at the Schlappmaulorden 2023. Photo © Daniel Löb/dpa "Everyone according to his style" is the motto of the Bavarian Prime Minister. For him, "compulsive gendering" goes hand in hand with "re-education fantasies" and "cancel culture". Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder wants to do without gender in his speech on Political Ash Wednesday in Passau. "On Ash...
regional customs Rose Monday trains are back A themed float in Düsseldorf shows the Russian President taking a "bloodbath" in a bathtub in the Ukrainian national colors. photo © Federico Gambarini/dpa Corona paralyzed the Rose Monday trains for two years - now they are rolling again. Among other things, the Ukraine war is taken up on the parody wagons. There is a milestone anniversary in Cologne this year. For the first time in three years, the Shrove Monday processions set...
regional customs Rose Monday trains are back - hundreds of thousands expected Cologne carnivalists - in the Rhine metropolis today the largest German carnival procession winds through the city. photo ©Oliver Berg/dpa Corona paralyzed the Rose Monday trains for two years - now they are rolling again. Among other things, the Ukraine war is taken up on the parody wagons. There is another milestone anniversary this year in Cologne. For the first time in three years, the Shrove Monday processions...
regional customs "Make Alaaf not war": Carnival again without Corona rules In Cologne, teachers and students dressed up as suns. photo ©Oliver Berg/dpa Kamelle and riots: Many people want to celebrate properly at the first carnival after the corona restrictions - sometimes too many. In some places in Germany, the police arrive at the weekend. The rush was not only huge in the carnival strongholds on the Rhine: Thousands of people wanted to celebrate carnival again at the weekend with...
regional customs Venezuelans maintain carnival customs from the Kaiserstuhl People dressed as Jokili take part in a parade through Colonia Tovar. photo © Pedro Rances Mattey/dpa Lived Alemannic Fastnacht in South America? I can not believe it? But! The Alemannic Fastnacht is also taking place in Venezuela these days. People in Jokili costumes parade through the community of Colonia Tovar, about 70 kilometers west of the Venezuelan capital Caracas, this weekend. The jester figures are an old carnival custom in...
