Five years after the introduction of the Bayerische Grenzschutzpolizei (Bavarian Border Protection Police), Bavarian Minister President MARKUS SOEDER and Bavarian Interior Minister JOACHIM HERRMANN discussed the work the Grenzpolizei engages in along the border with Austria and the Czech Republic. The Grenzschutzpolizei was originally created to deal with the refugee and migrant crisis along the so-called Balkan Route, but after the route was more or less blocked, the police shifted their duties towards smuggling, human trafficking, stolen vehicles, and contraband. Freilassing Germany - ZUMAb160 20230920_abp_b160_063

Five years after the introduction of the Bayerische Grenzschutzpolizei (Bavarian Border Protection Police), Bavarian Minister President MARKUS SOEDER and Bavarian Interior Minister JOACHIM HERRMANN discussed the work the Grenzpolizei engages in along the border with Austria and the Czech Republic. The Grenzschutzpolizei was originally created to deal with the refugee and migrant crisis along the so-called Balkan Route, but after the route was more or less blocked, the police shifted their duties towards smuggling, human trafficking, stolen vehicles, and contraband. Freilassing Germany - ZUMAb160 20230920_abp_b160_063

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September 20, 2023, Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany: Five years after the introduction of the Bayerische Grenzschutzpolizei (Bavarian Border Protection Police), Bavarian Minister President MARKUS SOEDER and Bavarian Interior Minister JOACHIM HERRMANN discussed the work the Grenzpolizei engages in along the border with Austria and the Czech Republic. The Grenzschutzpolizei was originally created to deal with the refugee and migrant crisis along the so-called Balkan Route, but after the route was more or less blocked, the police shifted their duties towards smuggling, human trafficking, stolen vehicles, and contraband. Freilassing Germany - ZUMAb160 20230920_abp_b160_063

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