On December 3, 2024, in the Krāslava Municipality border area of Latvia, a Russian citizen was detained while trying to illegally transport four persons of Asian origin across the border. The incident involved a Volkswagen vehicle with Latvian registration which was stopped after suspicious observations by border security forces. The detained individual and the four transported persons were taken into custody pending further investigation. The border police confiscated the vehicle used in the smuggling attempt. The case is being processed by Latvian State Border Guard authorities as part of ongoing border security enforcement.

On December 3, 2024, in the Krāslava Municipality border area of Latvia, a Russian citizen was detained while trying to illegally transport four persons of Asian origin across the border. The incident involved a Volkswagen vehicle with Latvian registration which was stopped after suspicious observations by border security forces. The detained individual and the four transported persons were taken into custody pending further investigation. The border police confiscated the vehicle used in the smuggling attempt. The case is being processed by Latvian State Border Guard authorities as part of ongoing border security enforcement.