On Thursday the 20th of September, 2018 the State Border Guard's officials detected 40 offenders at external borders and within the country.
19 trespassers were detected at external borders, including:
• 4 foreigners were refused entry into Latvia
At the Terehova Border Control Point 1 citizen of Azerbaijan was refused entry into Latvia, as the foreigner was not in possession of valid visa or residence permit. While at the Pāternieki and the "Riga" Airport Border Control Points 2 citizens of Georgia and 1 - of Ukraine were refused entry into Latvia, as the foreigners could not justify the purpose and conditions of entry into and stay in the country and they were not in possession of sufficient means of subsistence to visit the Schengen states. The persons were returned to the exit countries.
• Violations of resident conditions were detected to 2 foreigners
At the "Riga" Airport Border Control Point 1 citizen of Kazakhstan and 1 - of Israel, who violated the conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen states (exceeded the period of stay laid down in a visa, violated visa-free regime conditions), were detected. The persons were subject to administrative liability.
• 2 Latvian citizens were refused exit from Latvia
At the "Riga" Airport Border Control Point 2 citizens of Latvia were detected - one of them was not in possession of a valid travel document, but the passport of another one was not valid to travel outside the Schengen area. The both women were refused exit from the country.
While carrying out immigration control measures within the country violations of entry or residence conditions were detected to 6 persons - 3 citizens of Lithuania, 1 - of Latvia, 1 - of Russia and 1 - of Ukraine.
For violation of terms and conditions in the field of operation of vehicles and vessels 15 persons were subjected to administrative liability by officials of the State Boarder Guard of Latvia - 3 citizens of Latvia, 3 - of Lithuania, 3 - of Russia, 3 - of Belarus, 1 - of German, 1 - of Ukraine and 1 - of Kirgizstan.
Information prepared by Kristīne Pētersone