On Tuesday, August 18, in Krāslava Municipality, soldiers of the National Armed Forces detained another offender who was transporting persons who had illegally crossed the State border. In Robežnieki Parish, National Armed Forces soldiers stopped a Volvo vehicle on the road, driven by a Latvian non-citizen. Upon inspecting the vehicle, five persons were found in the passenger compartment and luggage compartment without valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits. The persons had…
On Tuesday, August 18, in Krāslava Municipality, soldiers of the National Armed Forces detained another offender who was transporting persons who had illegally crossed the State border. In Robežnieki Parish, National Armed Forces soldiers stopped a Volvo vehicle on the road, driven by a Latvian non-citizen. Upon inspecting the vehicle, five persons were found in the passenger compartment and luggage compartment without valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits. The persons had previously illegally crossed the Belarus–Latvia border. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the “carriers” under Section 285, Paragraph 3¹ of the Criminal Law for the illegal transportation of persons across the State border, if committed during…
