Belarusian services allegedly offered migrants firearms and urged them to cross into Latvia armed, per Latvian border guards.

On or before November 14, 2024, Latvian border guards received reports from migrants crossing illegally that Belarusian services had supplied them with firearms and encouraged them to cross the Latvia-Belarus border while armed. This information was publicly disclosed by Guntis Pujāts, head of Latvia's State Border Guard, in an interview with Latvian Radio. This incident represents a direct attempt by Belarusian state actors to weaponize migrants to pressure Latvia's border security, heightening tensions at the frontier and signaling potential escalation in hybrid warfare tactics against Baltic states.