As reported by VSAT on Wednesday, on Monday afternoon Latvian officials recorded an illegal crossing of the state border. VSAT G. Žagunis border guard kennel officer with the assigned service dog Belgian Shepherd Chico soon found footprints at the scene and led the officers further into Latvian territory. The search took place under very difficult conditions – moving through swamps and dense forests.
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After about two kilometers from the border, four persons who had illegally crossed the state border were detained. During the operation, another person took advantage of the circumstances and fled. It is suspected that he could have been the guide of the detained persons. The Lithuanian kennel officer, having handed over the four detainees to Latvian colleagues, immediately began pursuing the fugitive with the dog.
The tracks of the fleeing person were followed for about one and a half kilometers. The pursuit ended upon reaching the shore of a swampy lake – it was determined that the fugitive waded into the water in an attempt to hide. After losing the tracks and considering the difficult natural conditions, the further search for this person near the water body was discontinued, informing the forces conducting the search about this.
Early Tuesday morning at another incident site, ladders leaned against the border were noticed, items scattered on the Latvian side, and a raft was found. Assistance in the search was requested from Lithuanian border guards patrolling together.
At the indicated location, the VSAT Pagėgiai border unit Šiauliai border guard kennel officer with the service dog German Shepherd Aja, together with Latvian officials, began a search in a forested and swampy area.
Results did not take long – after half an hour, the service dog detected seven illegal migrants about one and a half kilometers from the state border. The detained persons did not resist.
In total, during two operations, Lithuanian and Latvian officials detained 11 persons who violated the state border. Further procedural actions with the detainees are carried out by representatives of the Latvian State Border Guard Service.
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