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For 21-year-old Lucas Lerche, becoming debt-free feels like an insurmountable mountain. Foto: Vilma Søndergaard

As a young teenager, Lucas Lerche often rode buses and trains without paying, and since then his debt to the state has piled up. Today he is struggling to get rid of it, but he still has a long way to go.

He got his first fine on the bus at 13-year-old. Now he owes 184,000 kroner to the state

For 21-year-old Lucas Lerche, becoming debt-free feels like an insurmountable mountain. Foto: Vilma Søndergaard

Lucas Lerche fik sin første bøde i bussen, da han var 13 år gammel, og det skulle vise sig at blive den første af mange. Rigtig mange.

Men i dag er Lucas Lerche, og nu har bøderne konsekvenser. »Enorme konsekvenser«, som han siger.

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