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Man arrested in South Hesse for driving with fake Romanian ID and licence

A routine traffic stop turned into a forgery case when officers spotted flaws in his papers. Now, he faces charges—and a €600 fine.

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2026 April 19 . 12:08 AM

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The image shows an old passport with a picture of a man's face on it, along with some text and a... — The image shows an old passport with a picture of a man's face on it, along with some text and a stamp. The passport is likely a fake ID, as indicated by the text and stamp.

Man arrested in South Hesse for driving with fake Romanian ID and licence

**South Hesse Police Headquarters**

***Darmstadt*** (ots)

A patrol from the South Hesse Highway Police Station arrested a 22-year-old man on Monday afternoon (22.9.) and confiscated his driver's license. Around 14:40, the police officers stopped the man from the Rastatt district on the A5 near Darmstadt and subjected him to a check. During this, the officer and the officer noticed that the Romanian ID card and the driver's license were forgeries. The suspect was arrested and had to pay a security deposit of 600 euros. He will now have to answer to the charges of forgery and driving without a license in the ongoing proceedings.

For further questions, please contact:

South Hesse Police Headquarters Press Office Klappacher Straße 14 64285 Darmstadt Sebastian Trapmann Telephone: 06151 / 969 - 13200 Mobile: 0173 / 659 6516 Press Office (central contact): Telephone: 06151 / 969 - 13500 E-Mail: **[email protected]**

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