He had 6 million euros in unpaid fines: a motorist unmasked during a routine road check

The man was unable to pay the amount. The police confiscated his vehicle (illustrative photo). Alexandre Boucher – UNSPLASH

During a road check operation carried out in collaboration with customs, the Belgian police arrested a motorist who was the subject of unpaid fines reaching an impressive amount.

More than 6 million euros in unpaid fines. This seems impossible, and yet: "We checked to be sure that there are no encoding errors. This is an amount that is correct", confided Florence Angelici, spokesperson for the FPS Finances in Belgium (the equivalent of the General Directorate of Public Finances in France), to our colleagues at RTL info., Thursday April 25, 2024. < /p>

More than 6 million euros

During a check carried out in collaboration with customs, the police in South Limburg, Belgium, intercepted last Wednesday a motorist who was subject to unpaid fines for a total amount of 6 238 607 million euros precisely.

Car confiscated

The man was unable to pay the amount. The police confiscated his vehicle, report our colleagues from RTL info.

What is the nature of the fines?

According to Philippe Zevenne, a Belgian criminal lawyer cited by our colleagues, the fines are not all linked to traffic offenses. "For a fine of 6 million euros, we would need to count around 2 000 police convictions, which is impossible&quot ;, he says.

The nature of the fines accumulated has not yet been determined. It remains to be seen how this man was able to slip through the cracks of justice with such a backlog.