The Border defender stopped a Georgian citizen at Chopin Airport after his arrival from Greece. According to the CBS, a man could usage 39 another individual data, resided illegally in Poland and received a 10-year ban on entering Poland and the Schengen area. After the operation, he left for Tbilisi.
Stopping after arrival from Greece
Police from the CBŚP together with officers of the Warsaw-Okęta Border defender Station received information about a Georgian citizen flying from Greece to Warsaw. According to the service, the man was to have a position referred to as a “bore in the Order”. After the plane landed, he was detained by the Border Guard.
The audit showed the deficiency of a legal basis for his stay in Poland. The service besides estimated that remaining a man in the country could endanger safety and public order. CBS message describes further verification by officers. In specified cases, efficient databases and fast cooperation between the services are important, due to the fact that formal paper control may not be enough.
Entries of French and German services
A detailed check of the information systems showed that the foreigner was listed in databases in connection with the anticipation of utilizing another individual data. According to the officers' findings, he could have utilized 39 another data sets. Earlier entries for the data he utilized came from French and German.
The French services indicated that he should be refused entry and stay in the territory of the associate States. The basis was an earlier conviction for criminal offences punishable by imprisonment of at least 1 year. The German entry referred to participation in an organized criminal group and to threats to safety and public order. This is information provided by the CBS on the basis of data from abroad services.
This case shows the meaning of the exchange of information in the Schengen area. Freedom of travel without effective verification would make comfortable conditions for those trying to hide their past under another data. Poland has a right to know who crosses its borders and on what grounds it wants to stay here.
Return decision and 10-year ban
The Chief of the Warsaw-Okęcie Border defender Service initiated administrative proceedings. On the same day, he issued a decision requiring the citizen of Georgia to return and ordered a 10-year ban on re-entry to Poland and another Schengen countries. Upon completion of the operation, the man left the country by the closest plane to Tbilisi.
At the same time, police officers conducted procedural activities due to suspicion of utilizing false data. The man was accused of making a false statement. He did not confess and made an explanation, and the presumption of innocence applies to this allegation. Nationality doesn't find guilt. circumstantial findings, decisions and evidence are relevant.
An effective reaction to Okęcie should be a standard. late at the same airport The Border defender stopped a individual wanted with Interpol's red note. Border control is intended to defend the safety of Poles, not to boil down to a brief check of the passport.
The state worked as it should.
The services combined operational information, data from abroad partners and administrative procedure. The consequence was a fast departure of the foreigner and a ban on return. This is an example of a hard, legitimate state.
The scale of the problem of illegal residence requires constant attention. The Border defender showed 10,836 foreigners residing in Poland illegally in the first half of 2026. For Poles, safety in the country and certainty that the common Schengen space does not become a veil for people utilizing false data. At Chopin Airport, the control mechanisms worked. This is what a serious country should look like.
Source: Central Police Investigation Office
Source: Police
