On Tuesday, December 5, 4 persons were stopped from illegally crossing the border between Latvia and Belarus, while a total – 13775 persons have been stopped this year.
A total 416 persons have been admitted for humanitarian reasons this year.
On December 5, officials of the State Border Guard detected 40 offenders at external borders and within the country.
14 trespassers were detected at external borders, including:
- entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to 2 foreigners
at the Terehova Border Control Point one citizen of Ukraine and one - of Moldova were banned from entry into the Republic of Latvia due to security reasons. The persons were returned to the countries of departure.
- conditions of residence were violated by 2 foreigners
one citizen of Uzbekistan and one – of Turkey were detected at the Grebņeva and the „Riga” Airport Border Control Points for violating the conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen Area Countries (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 six persons – two citizens of Finland, two - of Uzbekistan, one – of Estonia and one – of Ukraine.
Within the framework of vehicle and vessel operations, 18 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 – five citizens of Uzbekistan, four – of Kazakhstan, one – of Latvia, one – of Russia, one – of Estonia, one – of Lithuania, one – of Kirgizstan, one – of Moldova, one – of Tajikistan, one – of Ukraine and one – of Hungary.