Event 126

{
  "attack_type": "Weaponized Migrants",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Belarus",
    "LV-BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Border",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Main facts are sourced directly from an official statement by the Latvian Border Guard, the Riga Northern Prosecutor’s Office, and the article provides detailed specifics on suspects, methods, and law enforcement action.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Belarus",
    "Cote d'Ivoire"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Three individuals have been accused of illegally assisting migrants to cross the Latvian state border. The group reportedly organized and implemented illegal movement of African migrants across the Latvian-Belarusian border and provided accommodation in Riga. Evidence includes the use of false French travel documents and organizing migrants' movement by bus or air. Two suspects are in custody, and investigative activities with other countries continue.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Prosecutor’s Office process against three accused for illegal assistance to migrants",
    "Use of false documents for facilitating cross-border movement",
    "Two Latvian residents and a Côte d'Ivoire citizen identified in the group",
    "Reported implementation of illegal border crossing from Belarus and accommodation in Riga",
    "Investigation showed involvement in at least 40 illegal crossings",
    "Ongoing criminal proceedings and multinational investigation"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The State Border Guard has handed over a large criminal process to the Riga Northern Prosecutor’s Office for the initiation of criminal prosecution, in which three persons are recognized as suspects for illegal assistance to migrants moving across the state border, the Border Guard said on February 15.",
    "Border guards have established that an organized group was actively involved in facilitating illegal migration in the summer of last year.",
    "The group reportedly organized and implemented illegal movement of African migrants crossing the Latvian-Belarusian border to Riga, as well as accommodation in hostels or other temporary places of residence.",
    "members of the group provided illegal migrants with false French travel documents so that persons could leave Latvia by bus or air traffic.",
    "The investigation gathered evidence of supporting the illegal activities of at least 40 migrants.",
    "In the territory of Latvia, the group consisted of two residents of Latvia and a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire.",
    "Two persons are in custody.",
    "an active exchange of information with neighboring countries and Europe."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Weaponized Migrants",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Prosecutor’s Office process against three accused for illegal assistance to migrants",
            "Use of false documents for facilitating cross-border movement",
            "Two Latvian residents and a Côte d'Ivoire citizen identified in the group",
            "Reported implementation of illegal border crossing from Belarus and accommodation in Riga",
            "Investigation showed involvement in at least 40 illegal crossings",
            "Ongoing criminal proceedings and multinational investigation"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Latvia",
      "notes": "Two suspects in custody; cross-border investigation ongoing",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Three accused of helping illegal migration in Latvia",
  "location_text": "Riga and Latvian-Belarusian border, Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_126_1763916892_dd8a3063.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Three accused of helping illegal migration in ??Latvia.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.02.2024-three-accused-of-helping-illegal-migration-in-latvia.a543106/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Three accused in Latvia for organized illegal migration and facilitating border crossing from Belarus using false documents; two are in custody.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.02.2024-three-accused-of-helping-illegal-migration-in-latvia.a543106/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Weaponized Migrants",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "15-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Three accused of helping illegal migration in ??Latvia.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Three accused of helping illegal migration in ??Latvia. The group reportedly organized and implemented illegal moving of African migrants crossing the ?? Latvian-Belarusian border to R?ga, as well as accommodation in hostels or other temporary places of residence.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.02.2024-three-accused-of-helping-illegal-migration-in-latvia.a543106/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}