警察扣留了他的证件。
The police detained his documents.
扣留
to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7
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海关扣留了可疑物品。
Customs detained the suspicious goods.