On Wednesday, June 4, border guards detained a citizen of Estonia for transporting persons who had illegally crossed the state border.
Upon verifying the received information about the transportation of border violators, border guards in Čornaja Parish, Rēzekne Municipality, stopped an Estonian-registered Ford C-MAX vehicle on the P55 road. The vehicle was driven by a non-citizen of Estonia. Upon inspecting the car, it was found that there were four persons of Asian origin inside the vehicle without valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits.
Criminal proceedings were initiated against the “carrier” under Article 285(1)2) of the Criminal Law for ensuring two or more persons the possibility to reside illegally in the Republic of Latvia.
Four persons were prevented from illegally crossing the state border in accordance with Section 4 of the State Border Guard Law.