Little runaway

Boy (4) caught “illegally crossing the border”

The little rascal was "caught" at this customs office.(Bild: Kecko)

It's not something you see every day: early Saturday afternoon, a four-year-old boy from Vorarlberg tried to enter the Principality of Liechtenstein alone at the Tisis/Schaanwald customs office. Thanks to cross-border cooperation, the little globetrotter was returned to his parents.

The officers of the Liechtenstein National Police were astonished when, at around 1.35 p.m., a little three-year-old suddenly tried to cross the border all by himself. As even with a four-year-old, what is right must remain right, he was refused entry with friendly words.

The authorities in Liechtenstein then called in the Dornbirn immigration police to clarify the identity of the little globetrotter. The mystery was quickly solved: As it turned out, the boy's family lives very close to the border with Liechtenstein. In an unobserved moment, the little runaway had gone on a discovery tour. The boy was eventually handed back to his father safe and sound. For Mr. Dad, however, the episode could possibly have some repercussions within the family...