On Monday, December 26, 2022, officials of the State Border Guard of the Republic of Latvia detected 42 offenders at external borders and within the country.
25 trespassers were detected at external borders, including:
• 1 foreigner with forged documents was detected
at the Terehova Border Control Point one citizen of Rumania, who presented to the border guards a forged Rumanian driver's license, was detected. Criminal proceedings were initiated for the use of forged documents. The forged documents were seized within the framework of the criminal proceedings.
- entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to 12 foreigners
at the Vientuļi, the Terehova, the Silene and the „Riga” Airport Border Control Points, entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to five citizens of Russia, two - of Moldova, one – of Ukraine, as the foreigners were not in possession of valid visa or residence permit; to three citizens of Uzbekistan, as the foreigners could not justify the purpose and conditions of their entry and stay; to one citizen of Ukraine, as the foreigner was not in possession of valid travel document. Persons were returned to the country of departure.
- conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen Area were violated by 8 foreigners
four citizens of Uzbekistan, two – of Moldova, one – of Ukraine and one – of Belarus were detected at the Vientuļi, the Grebņeva and the „Riga” Airport Border Control Points for violating the conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen Area Countries (exceeded the duration of stay specified in a visa, were not in possession of valid visa or residence permit). The persons were subjected to administrative liability.
While carrying out immigration control measures within the country, violations of entry or residence conditions were detected for 5 persons – two citizens of Estonia, two – of Uzbekistan and one citizen of Lithuania.
Within the framework of vehicle and vessel operations, 12 persons were subjected to administrative liability or were refused the right to enter the Republic of Latvia by officials of the State Border Guard of Latvia – four citizens of Belarus, three – of Latvia, one – of Lithuania, one – of Kirgizstan, one – of Moldova, one – of Serbia and one – of Ukraine.