Event 98fbaf0f-6965-4db3-abde-50b0d2d59c4d

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/06.03.2025-latvian-...

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Event Time

9mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Latvian customs service raises capability concerns

Short Summary: Latvian customs warn of insufficient capacity to tackle border smuggling, highlighting risks at key checkpoints and hr shortages.

Description

Latvia's Customs Administration officials are concerned about inadequate capacity to quickly and frequently respond to border smuggling, amid rising geopolitical risks and increased smuggling activity, particularly on the Belarus and Russian borders.

Evidence

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Officials are concerned that they might not be able to respond quickly and frequently enough to smuggling

"The increasing volumes of smuggling and the geopolitical situation raise doubts about the ability to further develop efficiency and operational capacity of Latvia's customs checkpoints..."

Most often smuggled by rail from Belarus and are mostly detected at the Indra checkpoint on the border.

There is also an acute shortage of human resources in customs.

A lot of emphasis at the border is placed on trained dogs, with 40% specializing in tobacco products, but smugglers take that into account.

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/06.03.2025-latvian-customs-service-raises-capability-concerns.a590437/