On 7 August, officers from the Zgorzelec Border Guard Post arrested a 29-year-old resident of the town who was wanted on the basis of four wanted notices. (He had been sought since 2018.) Wanted notices for the 29-year-old were issued by courts in Żagań, Jawor, Bolesławiec and Zgorzelec.

The arrested man has to serve a 1.5-year prison sentence. The 29-year-old has burglary and theft convictions, as well as driving while intoxicated and under the influence of drugs.

The man has already been taken to pre-trial detention.