Event 619

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL",
    "BY"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple law enforcement agencies' involvement confirmed, details of arrests and cash seizures, clearly attributed sources.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Belarus",
    "Russia",
    "Ukraine",
    "Georgia",
    "Austria",
    "Czechia",
    "Germany",
    "Hungary",
    "Lithuania",
    "Slovakia"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Polish border guards, in collaboration with Europol and other European agencies, dismantled a major organized criminal network smuggling migrants from Belarus and Russia into the European Union. Eleven people, mainly from Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, were arrested between October 14-16, and authorities seized cash and equipment.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Joint operation by Polish border guards and Europol.",
    "Arrests of 11 people between October 14 and 16.",
    "Targets included migrants routed from the Middle East, via Belarus and Russia, into the EU.",
    "Cash and equipment seizures implicated."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Polish border guards, in collaboration with Europol, have dismantled a major organized criminal network involved in smuggling migrants from Belarus and Russia into the European Union.",
    "The coordinated operation led to the arrest of 11 people, predominantly citizens of Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.",
    "The network’s operations targeted migrants predominantly from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, who typically traveled legally to Belarus, either directly or via Russia.",
    "Authorities seized electronic equipment and some 80,000 zloty (€18,400) in cash, further weakening the network’s operational capacity, according to Europol.",
    "The network has been linked to smuggling incidents involving around 600 illegal migrants."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Joint operation by Polish border guards and Europol.",
            "Arrests of 11 people between October 14 and 16.",
            "Targets included migrants routed from the Middle East, via Belarus and Russia, into the EU.",
            "Cash and equipment seizures implicated."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Polish police intercept major smuggling gang linked to ??Belarus",
  "headline": "Polish border guards and Europol bust people-smuggling gang",
  "location_text": "Poland-Belarus border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_619_1763932940_8bb70c6f.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Network linked to Belarusian state actors. ??Polish police intercept major smuggling gang linked to ??Belarus",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://tvpworld.com/83146434/-polish-border-guards-and-europol-bust-people-smuggling-gang"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A multinational law enforcement operation dismantled a smuggling ring transporting migrants from Belarus and Russia to the EU, resulting in 11 arrests and seizures in Poland.",
  "url": "https://tvpworld.com/83146434/-polish-border-guards-and-europol-bust-people-smuggling-gang"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "PL",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "25-Oct-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)": "https://tvpworld.com/83146434/-polish-border-guards-and-europol-bust-people-smuggling-gang",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Polish police intercept major smuggling gang linked to ??Belarus",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Network linked to Belarusian state actors. ??Polish police intercept major smuggling gang linked to ??Belarus",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}