Latvian customs officers report about provocation on border with Belarus

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07.08.2023 14:18

Ukrinform

On Sunday, August 6, the State Border Guard Service of Latvia reported that Belarusian border guards helped several illegal migrants to get through the fence and enter the country.

This was reported by Delfi on Monday, according to Ukrinform.

During border monitoring with the help of technical means, Latvian border guards of the Kaplava Border Guard Department noticed several people who illegally entered Latvia after crossing the fence.

All border violators were detained and returned to their country of origin in accordance with the legal framework established by the emergency situation.

Last week, Latvian officials also reported that Belarusian services helped migrants get to Latvia.

Due to the artificially created migration crisis on Belarus's border with the EU by the Lukashenka regime, in August 2021, Latvia introduced a state of emergency in several districts and has been maintaining it ever since.

Recently, the situation has been exacerbated by the arrival of several thousand mercenaries of the Wagner Group in Belarus.