Event b13f7c93-b8d1-44d1-ac53-c9e26f2e6a4b

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Finland Country: Russia

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20079957

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Border Guard: More than 30 people suspected of human smuggling across eastern border

Short Summary: Over 30 suspects are under investigation for smuggling asylum seekers across Finland's eastern border. 25 criminal investigations have been opened since August relating to organised illegal crossings from Russia.

Description

The Finnish Border Guard has opened 25 criminal investigations into the organisation of unauthorised crossings. More than 30 people are suspected of smuggling asylum seekers through the eastern border, with cases involving aiding illegal entry and related document forgery.

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The Finnish Border Guard has opened 25 criminal investigations into the organisation of unauthorised crossings.

The Finnish Border Guard suspects at least 35 people of smuggling asylum seekers through the eastern border.

Criminal investigations related to illegal crossings from Russia have been open since the beginning of August.

Most of these investigations began in November and December of last year, when more than a thousand asylum seekers came in Finland through the Russian border.

Since August, about 14,600 asylum seekers from a total of 23 countries have come to Finland via Russia.

Source

https://yle.fi/a/74-20079957