(ANSA) – BOLZANO, MAY 19 – A motorist was stopped in Switzerland after a cross-border escape. A few nights ago, a normal control in Resia a patrol of the carabinieri of Silandro suddenly turned into a high-speed cross-border pursuit between Italy, Austria and Switzerland, which ended in Swiss territory with the flagrant arrest of an Italian citizen.
Instead of stopping the driver of a large dark-colored SUV, which initially seemed to comply with the halt imposed on him by the military, he accelerated almost hitting one of them. The military immediately set out in pursuit of the fugitive who launched at great speed towards the pass, evidently believing they could detach the pursuers. Instead, the immediate activation of the procedures provided for by the Schengen and bilateral agreements with Switzerland, allowed the operations centers of the three States concerned to coordinate their respective patrols, blocking the road to Landek and putting an end to the escape of the SUV into Swiss territory. in the vicinity of Samnaun. The driver, a 36-year-old South Tyrolean, found in possession of a few grams of cocaine and hashish, was arrested by the cantonal police of Graubünden. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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