An unidentified man joined the official motorcade of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in his car, Spiegel writes.. The politician's security did not immediately understand what had happened, and detained the violator, who was in a state of drug intoxication, only after he drove to the airport as part of a motorcade and began to hug Scholz.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening as the Chancellor was on his way to Frankfurt Airport after a meeting at the European Central Bank.. On Friday, a government spokesman confirmed the report, saying Scholz viewed it as a "

A 48-year-old Greek living in Hanau joined the motorcade, escorted by local police on motorcycles, around 22:30 in his private car and traveled 20 kilometers in it.

His car was able to get to the airfield along with the escort, despite inappropriate license plates.

Security suspected that something had gone wrong only when the man rushed to shake hands and hug Scholz, who got out of his limousine..

Security sources said the stranger told Scholz he wanted to "

The speaker of the government clarified that the chancellor "

According to the publication, the man was able to return to the car and smoke a cigarette before being detained.. He offered no resistance, and a rapid test came back positive for drugs.. Husband confessed to police that he used cocaine.

Hugs lover prosecuted for trespassing.

During interrogation, he stated that it seemed to him that it was allegedly a wedding cortege.

" The man was detained by the federal police at Frankfurt airport, ”the spokesman for the Federal Criminal Police Office, responsible for protecting the chancellor, commented on the incident..

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Experts in Germany suggest that this case should have consequences for the state police, the federal criminal office, as well as for airport employees who made a security failure..