On Wednesday, September 16, the State Border Guard officers prevented 41 people from illegally crossing the Latvia-Belarus state border, in total this year 11095 people have been prevented from illegally crossing the state border.
29 violators were detected at the external borders and within the country, and 20 border violators were detected at the external borders.
• Foreign national found with forged documents
During passenger profiling at the Riga Airport border control point, an Egyptian national departing for Denmark was identified after presenting a forged Italian ID card belonging to another person to border guards. Criminal proceedings have been initiated regarding the use of forged documents and the concealment of identity.
• Entry into Latvia denied to eight foreign nationals
Entry into Latvia was denied to three Tajik nationals and one Moldovan national at the Riga Airport border control point because they could not justify the purpose and circumstances of their entry and stay; meanwhile, entry was denied to two Moldovan nationals, one Russian national, and one German national at the Terehova, Grebņeva, and Pāternieki border control points due to security concerns. The individuals were returned to their countries of departure.
• Violations of stay conditions detected for four foreign nationals
At the Pāternieki and Riga Airport border control points, one citizen each from Moldova, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, and the Congo were found to have violated stay conditions (lacking a valid visa or residence permit, or exceeding the permitted duration of stay under the visa-free regime) in Schengen Area countries. Administrative proceedings were not initiated against the Nigerian and Congolese citizens; the other individuals were held administratively liable.
• Two Latvian citizens denied exit from the country
At the Riga Airport border control point, two Latvian citizens departing for Turkey were found to lack valid travel documents. The individuals were denied exit from the country.
During internal immigration control operations, violations of entry or residence regulations were detected involving two individuals—one citizen of Russia and one citizen of Tajikistan.
The State Border Guard officials have held 5 individuals administratively liable or prevented them from crossing the border for violations in the field of vehicle and vessel operation – citizens of Tajikistan (two), Latvia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine (one each).