Large-scale operation ended shortly before the G7 summit: a sniffer dog had sounded the alarm
Created: 06/18/2022, 06:06
By: Christof Schnürer, Franziska Konrad
Due to the upcoming G7 summit, border controls by the Federal Police are currently taking place again.
(Iconic image) © Thomas Sehr
Large-scale operation in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen region: A suspicious liquid was found during a border check on Friday.
Now the federal police gave the all-clear.
Update from June 17, 3:50 p.m .:
Great excitement on Friday at the newly established G7 border post near Mittenwald: around noon, a sniffer dog struck during a routine check.
Because of the suspicion of a possibly hidden explosive device, the federal police cordoned off everything in the area in question.
Two and a quarter hours later, at around 2:15 p.m., it turned out that the bomb was a false alarm.
"Much excitement about nothing," says a spokesman for the Federal Police.
At the same time, he asked for understanding for the work of his colleagues.
"You have to give us time to do it properly." And if the importation of explosives is in the room - nine days before the start of the G7 summit in Schloss Elmau - then all the alarm bells would ring among the security forces.
When the alarmed special commando arrived to examine the suspicious car, federal highway 2 was already completely blocked between the south distributor and the state border.
A long traffic jam formed in both directions.
Traffic was diverted via the Leutasch state road.
According to the federal police, there were also delays there at times because two mobile homes had bumped into each other.
Update from June 17, 3 p.m.:
Due to a large-scale police operation, the border crossing between Bavaria and Austria near Mittenwald on federal highway 2 was closed for several hours on Friday.
It jammed on both sides.
The federal police initially gave no information on the background in the afternoon.
The mission has now ended (see update from June 17, 2:31 p.m.).
The railway line running alongside the main road (between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck) was also affected by the closure.
Large-scale operation at the border crossing: B2 blocked for several hours - traffic jams on both sides
The police did not want to speak of a connection with the G7 summit, which begins on June 26 at nearby Schloss Elmau.
Update from June 17, 2:31 p.m .:
As the police announced on Twitter, the large-scale operation is now over.
"Police operations at the #Mittenwald-#Scharnitz border crossing have ended," the post says.
And further:
"The route is open to traffic again".
Original June 17 article:
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Mittenwald – The Garmisch-Partenkirchen region does not come to rest.
Border controls are currently taking place again in the course of the upcoming G7 summit in Elmau in 2022.
According to information from our newspaper, a sniffer dog came across a suspicious object on the border to Scharnitz, near Mittenwald.
A large-scale operation is currently underway near Mittenwald.
The B2 is completely sealed off.
The police confirmed the large-scale operation
to the
Garmisch-Partenkirchner-Tagblatt .
Large-scale operation near Mittenwald: Suspicious liquid found - B2 blocked
As a local reporter from the
Garmisch-Partenkirchner Tagblatt
reports, a dog reacted to traces of a suspicious liquid that was apparently in a car.
Further details are not yet clear.
An explosives expert is already on the way to provide clarity.
By the way: Everything from the region is also available in our regular GAP newsletter.
Large-scale operation in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen region: explosives expert on the way
The B2 federal road is currently completely closed near Mittenwald in the direction of Weilheim.
Traffic will be diverted extensively.
The police have already informed about the operation on Twitter.
There it says: “Police action at the border crossing.
There can be traffic jams and longer waiting times.”
The police are asking for the area to be bypassed over a wide area.
There is currently no recommended diversion.
More information will follow shortly.
You can find more current news from the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen at Merkur.de/Garmisch-Partenkirchen.