On Monday, September 14, the State Border Guard officers prevented 23 people from illegally crossing the Latvia-Belarus state border, in total this year 11025 people have been prevented from illegally crossing the state border.
33 violators were detected at the external borders and within the country, and 8 border violators were detected at the external borders.
• Entry into Latvia denied to seven foreign nationals
At the Terehova, Pāternieki, and Riga Airport border control points, entry into Latvia was denied to two Turkish citizens because they could not justify the purpose and conditions of their entry and stay; to one Belarusian citizen because they lacked a valid visa or residence permit; and to two Russian citizens, one Estonian citizen, and one Belarusian citizen due to security concerns. The individuals were returned to their countries of departure.
• Violation of stay conditions detected for one foreign national
At the Pāternieki border control point, a Russian citizen was found to have violated the conditions of stay (lacking a valid travel document) within the Schengen Area. The individual was held administratively liable.
• Departure from the country denied to one Latvian citizen
At the Riga Airport border control point, a Latvian citizen departing for Turkey was found to lack a valid travel document. The individual was denied permission to leave the country.
During inland immigration control operations, violations of entry or residence regulations were detected involving seven individuals: two citizens of Uzbekistan, two of Moldova, two of Lithuania, and one of Russia.
State Border Guard officials have held 12 individuals administratively liable or prevented them from crossing the border for violations in the field of vehicle and vessel operation – two citizens of Belarus, two of Lithuania, two of Kyrgyzstan, two of Tajikistan, and one each from Estonia, Moldova, Romania, and Serbia.