At Kaunas airport, border guards had to take over a passenger who caused trouble during the flight from the aircraft crew. A Latvian citizen who had just arrived from London (United Kingdom) was escorted to the service premises, where administrative offense proceedings were initiated and a summons was issued.
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On Monday night, officers of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) working at the Kaunas airport border control point (BCP) received information from the aviation security department that a completely drunk passenger on a plane that had just landed from London began to behave aggressively.
In cooperation with Public Security Service officers, the noisy passenger was taken over on the aircraft stairs. The obviously intoxicated man was disoriented, staggered and shouted in front of other passengers. He was brought to the Kaunas airport BCP service premises.
There, border guards determined that the aggressive passenger was a 41-year-old Latvian citizen. After a breathalyzer test showed a high level of intoxication (2.78 per mille of alcohol), the man was locked in the BCP temporary detention room.
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After some time, the Latvian citizen admitted his guilt during questioning.
For appearing intoxicated in a public place, border guards drew up an administrative offense report against this man. The law provides for a fine of 20 to 100 euros for such an offense.
After issuing a summons to appear at the border guard station in two weeks when his administrative offense case will be reviewed, the border guards released the Latvian.
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