Two Afghan brothers were detained at Split Airport after attempting to travel with forged Croatian identity cards issued under the unusual names “Prince Trpimir” and “King Ladislav.”
The older brother was placed in pretrial detention, while his younger brother, who is a minor, was transferred to a residential facility for children and young people.
Airport employees became suspicious of the identity cards and alerted the authorities. Subsequent checks confirmed that both documents were fake and that the names on them did not belong to the two travelers.
Fake IDs Delivered to Brothers in Athens
Investigators determined that the Afghan brothers received the forged Croatian identity cards in Athens before traveling from Greece to Croatia.
The older brother used an ID bearing the name “Knez Trpimir,” meaning Prince Trpimir, while the younger brother’s document identified him as “Kralj Ladislav,” or King Ladislav.
Their plan was to use the documents to continue traveling from Croatia to Germany.
Both were arrested at Split Airport and questioned as part of a criminal investigation.
Afghan Brothers Detained at Split Airport
After questioning, the older brother appeared before an investigating judge at the Split County Court.
The judge ordered that he be held in pretrial detention because authorities believed there was a risk that he could flee.
His minor brother was placed in the Brda residential facility for children and young people.
The forged names attracted significant public attention because they referred to historic rulers associated with Croatia. However, authorities confirmed that neither of the Afghan nationals was actually named Prince Trpimir or King Ladislav.
