More illegal border crossers found crammed into small car

While checking the information received, border guards in Zaļesje parish stopped a small Škoda car driven by a Belarusian citizen. Upon checking the vehicle, seven persons without valid visas or residence permits, who had previously illegally crossed the Belarusian-Latvian border, were found in its interior and luggage compartment. A photograph showed people crammed into the back of the car with a blanket over their heads.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the car...