On October 21, 2026, in Valmieras novads, Latvia, border guards stopped a Volkswagen vehicle carrying 13 illegal migrants who had crossed the Belarus-Latvia border unlawfully. Two Ukrainian nationals driving and accompanying the vehicle were arrested as human traffickers. The migrants were without valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits. The drivers also failed to comply with Latvian border security reporting requirements and one drove without a valid driver's license. Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Latvian Criminal Law, and administrative penalties have been applied. This incident is part of Latvia's ongoing Operation VILKATIS, targeting hybrid threats from instrumentalized illegal migration from Belarus.

On October 21, 2026, in Valmieras novads, Latvia, border guards stopped a Volkswagen vehicle carrying 13 illegal migrants who had crossed the Belarus-Latvia border unlawfully. Two Ukrainian nationals driving and accompanying the vehicle were arrested as human traffickers. The migrants were without valid travel documents, visas, or residence permits. The drivers also failed to comply with Latvian border security reporting requirements and one drove without a valid driver's license. Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Latvian Criminal Law, and administrative penalties have been applied. This incident is part of Latvia's ongoing Operation VILKATIS, targeting hybrid threats from instrumentalized illegal migration from Belarus.