illegal

smuggling

Police raid migrant smuggling network with connections to far-right

800 police officers searched buildings in northern and central Germany where several suspects are said to have smuggled foreigners into Germany with fake documents. Some suspects are alleged to be connected to the alt-right Reichsbürger movement.

afghanistan

German authorities ordered to take back illegally expelled Afghan man

An Afghan man who was illegally expelled from Germany has arrived back in Frankfurt, a refugee rights group said on Thursday, after a three month bureaucratic struggle.

Transport

'Largest ever' illegal animal transport in Germany stopped in Bavaria

The police stopped a van containing a diverse array of over 7,000 animals in a car park along a motorway close to Amberg, Bavaria at the weekend. On Sunday evening, animal welfare activists were called in.

copyright

What you need to know when you download music in Germany

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on Thursday came to an important ruling on illegal downloads that has consequences not just for those who break the law.