Event e422367d-ab34-42e1-9fcf-9c860400d136

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: High Category: Border Country: Latvia Country: International Country: European Union Country: Hungary Country: Czechia Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Country: Poland Country: Moldova Country: Serbia Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants
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Event Time
6mo ago
Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Description

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ĀM) warns about the active recruitment of migrant transporters through foreign job offers, organized by international criminal groups in several European countries including Hungary, Czechia, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, and Serbia. This activity involves recruiting migrants for transportation, including smuggling migrants into Latvia and other Baltic states, with the goal of facilitating illegal border crossings. The ministry urges critical evaluation of foreign job offers as a countermeasure against this exploitation and provides contact information for reporting suspicious activity. Profiles of about twenty transporters identified are usually men aged 20-40, who travel with vehicles between Latvia, Hungary, Serbia, and Poland. The warning emphasizes increased vigilance given recent trends and the broader migration pressure on Latvia's borders.