Major Police Operation Targets Visa Fraud in Hessen and Niedersachsen
Daily Monitor
May 22, 2026
Major Police Operation Targets Visa Fraud in Hessen and Niedersachsen
Approximately 220 federal police officers conducted searches across multiple locations in Hessen and Niedersachsen as part of an investigation into suspected visa fraud.
The operation, coordinated by the Weiden Public Prosecutor’s Office, focuses on allegations of organized smuggling of foreign nationals, visa fraud, and document forgery. Investigators are targeting an allegedly international group accused of unlawfully obtaining short-term visas for job seekers from Uzbekistan. During the raids, authorities seized mobile phones, laptops, and suspected counterfeit passports and driver’s licenses.
For journalistic integrity, this report was summarized from: deutschlandfunk.de
