Operation Vilkatis was launched last week by the State Border Guard in conjunction with the National Armed Forces (NBS), the National Guard, the State Police and other services. This coincided with the discovery of a tunnel in Silene used to smuggle illegal immigrants.
Since the start of the operation, the authorities have not had to detain any illegal immigrants or their smugglers. During this time, no further tunnels connecting Belarusian and Latvian territory h...