Event 644

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "LV",
    "BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land",
    "Sabotage"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Evidence includes direct quotes from officials, operational details, and repeated official confirmations regarding prior similar incidents.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Latvian border guards intercepted a fake police vehicle involved in the illegal transportation of migrants. Authorities note this is not the first such attempt, with similar incidents having occurred previously. The vehicle was attempting to smuggle migrants across the Latvian border.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-11-14T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Reporting by LSM.lv with direct statements from border guard and police officials describing the intercepted fake police vehicle and its use in illegal migrant transport attempts.",
    "Official quotes from Gunta Pužs (Latvian Border Guard)."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Oktobra sākumā Valsts robežsardzes un Valsts policijas operācijā notvertā automašīna ar pakaļdarinātu policijas identitātes izkārtojumu, kas pārvadāja 46 migrantus, nebija pirmais šāds gadījums.",
    "Šāda veida pārvadāšanas mēģinājumi ir novēroti arī iepriekš.",
    "Tas nozīmē, ka šādā veidā Latvijā jau iepriekš iesaistīti 'daži desmiti' migrantu."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Reporting by LSM.lv with direct statements from border guard and police officials describing the intercepted fake police vehicle and its use in illegal migrant transport attempts.",
            "Official quotes from Gunta Pužs (Latvian Border Guard)."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Latvian Border Guard confirms fake police car used in migrant transport",
  "headline": "Robežsardze: Notvertais viltus policijas auto nebija pirmais šāds migrantu pārvadāšanas mēģinājums",
  "location_text": "Aknīste Municipality, Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_644_1763933598_43d92dfc.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvian Border Guard confirms fake police car used in migrant transport. Part of growing pattern at Latvian border",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/14.11.2024-robezsardze-notvertais-viltus-policijas-auto-nebija-pirmais-sads-migrantu-parvadasanas-meginajums.a576480/?utm_source=lsm&utm_medium=article-right&utm_campaign=popular"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/14.11.2024-robezsardze-notvertais-viltus-policijas-auto-nebija-pirmais-sads-migrantu-parvadasanas-meginajums.a576480/?utm_source=lsm&utm_medium=article-right&utm_campaign=popular"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "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": "14-Nov-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://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/14.11.2024-robezsardze-notvertais-viltus-policijas-auto-nebija-pirmais-sads-migrantu-parvadasanas-meginajums.a576480/?utm_source=lsm&utm_medium=article-right&utm_campaign=popular",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Latvian Border Guard confirms fake police car used in migrant transport",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Latvian Border Guard confirms fake police car used in migrant transport. Part of growing pattern at Latvian border",
  "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)": ""
}