Royal Netherlands Marechaussee returns €24,150 in casino winnings
A check in Venlo led to the money being seized, but an investigation later confirmed that the man had won the amount.
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The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee has returned €24,150 to a Lithuanian man who won the money in a casino. The amount had previously been seized after the man was found asleep in his car and the origin of the cash could not immediately be established.
According to an NOS report, the man was found early one morning in September in a car park on Columbusweg in Venlo. The car had Belgian number plates; its lights were on and the engine was running. The marechaussee officers found the driver asleep at the wheel.
During the check, it became clear that the man had drunk too much alcohol to be allowed to drive. He was therefore given a 12-hour driving ban. During the check, the marechaussee saw that he was carrying large amounts of cash, divided into stacks of €100 banknotes.
The driver said that he had recently been to a casino and had won there. According to the report, he was also able to show a casino card. Because the origin of €24,150 could not be checked immediately, the amount was temporarily seized for investigation.
The casino later confirmed that the man's statement was correct. The full sum was subsequently returned. The report does not state which casino had paid out the money, nor does it provide information about any fine or further handling of the drink-driving incident.
The case mainly shows that cash can raise questions during a check when its origin cannot be demonstrated immediately. The return of the money means that the marechaussee ultimately accepted the casino winnings as lawfully obtained. It is not a court ruling on a broader rule concerning casino winnings.
The available public reporting consists of one NOS publication accessible via a news aggregator. No separate statement from the marechaussee or the casino could be found. It therefore remains unclear exactly what investigative steps were taken and whether the driver faced any other legal consequences.
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The factual claims correspond to the available NOS publication. The source base remains limited because there is no primary or independent second source, but no demonstrable inaccuracy was found.
- confirmed The marechaussee returned €24,150 to a Lithuanian man. — NOS reports that the amount was returned in full after the investigation. source
- confirmed The man was found asleep in a car in Venlo. — NOS describes the check in a car park on Columbusweg. source
- confirmed The money was initially seized because its origin could not immediately be established. — This is stated in the NOS publication. source
- confirmed The man was given a 12-hour driving ban. — NOS mentions the driving ban after the alcohol check. source
Editor's note
The event is reported by NOS, but a direct statement from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and an independent second source are lacking. The status is therefore insufficient_sources.Sources
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