On Wednesday, 26 August, in Jēkabpils, border guards, in cooperation with State Police officials, detained another offender who was transporting persons who had illegally crossed the State border. After verifying the information received and carrying out continuous pursuit measures, border guards, in cooperation with State Police officials, stopped a Volkswagen vehicle driven by a Latvian citizen. Upon inspection of the vehicle, seven persons were found in its luggage compartment who were not…
On Wednesday, 26 August, in Jēkabpils, border guards, in cooperation with State Police officials, detained another offender who was transporting persons who had illegally crossed the State border. After verifying the information received and carrying out continuous pursuit measures, border guards, in cooperation with State Police officials, stopped a Volkswagen vehicle driven by a Latvian citizen. Upon inspection of the vehicle, seven persons were found in its luggage compartment who were not in possession of valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits and who had previously illegally crossed the Belarus–Latvia border. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the “carriers” under Section 285, Paragraph 3¹ of the Criminal Law…
