On August 4, border guards in Skrudaliena parish detained 12 people who had previously crossed the state border illegally. The detainees have claimed to be Iraqi citizens.
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Two more cases of illegal border crossing were detected on 5 August.
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Checking the information provided by the locals, four Iraqi citizens who crossed the state border illegally were detained in Skrudaliena parish at the bus stop “Vārpene”, and 12 more Iraqi citizens who crossed the state border illegally by inflatable boat were detained in the village of Lupanda.
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In all cases, criminal proceedings have been initiated against a group of persons for intentional illegal crossing of the state border.
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The detainees were placed in an accommodation center for detained foreigners in Daugavpils and Mucenieki.
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This year, eight cases of illegal crossing of the Latvian-Belarusian state border have been detected, and a total of 55 third-country nationals have been detained – 51 Iraqi, one Syrian, one Sri Lankan, one Indian and one Belarusian citizen.
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Assessing the situation in Lithuania, as well as taking into account the growing risks on the Latvian-Belarusian state border, enhanced border surveillance has been introduced and State Border Guard resources have been mobilized to monitor the green border, as well as 24 national guards Frontex border and coast guard experts with two vehicles.
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This decision was made because in the past there was an increased flow of illegal migrants across the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. European politicians have allowed the flow of migrants from Belarus to take place with the support of the country’s leadership.
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