Belarusian Citizen Detained in Latvia for Transporting Illegal Migrants
On Tuesday, a citizen of Belarus was detained in the Ludza district on the border with Belarus, who was transporting a group of illegal migrants.
Photo: State Border Guard Service
According to the State Border Guard Service, a Škoda car was stopped for inspection, Delfi.lv reports.
In the car's interior and trunk, border guards discovered six illegal migrants who did not possess residence permits or visas allowing them to stay on Latvian territory.
It was also revealed that shortly before this, they had illegally crossed the Belarusian-Latvian border.
All foreign nationals were returned to the adjacent territory, and a criminal case was initiated against the transporter.