More than 400 officers took part in the 17 October action across the tri-border region, inspecting nearly 2,000 vehicles and over 1,500 people. Controls were not limited to main routes, officers also targeted secondary roads and even trains.
According to the authorities, the joint operation was aimed at improving road safety and tackling criminal networks that exploit national borders.
A total of 31 offences were detected, including drug- and immigration-related violations. Twenty drivers were caught under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and three people were arrested on outstanding warrants.
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The freight checks led to €26,000 in fines for heavy goods vehicle drivers, mainly for technical or administrative infringements. Police said such operations help curb unsafe and illegal transport practices while reinforcing cooperation between enforcement agencies.
Cross-border inspections of this kind have become increasingly common across Europe in recent months. Similar large-scale operations have taken place along the French-German and Austrian-Italian borders, often focusing on overloaded trucks, cabotage violations, and rest-time compliance.
The coordinated approach is part of a wider effort to standardise enforcement and strengthen road safety across the EU’s main transit corridors.
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Officials from all three countries described the latest action as a success, underlining that criminal activity and transport offences “do not stop at national borders,” according to the Belgian Federal Police.
