Border guards and army detain migrant transporter in Krāslava district

On Friday, September 11, a joint operation by Latvia's State Border Guard and the National Armed Forces (NBS) led to the detention of a person suspected of transporting illegal migrants in the Krāslava district, near the country's eastern border.

The detained individual is accused of transporting people who had crossed the state border unlawfully. The incident points to ongoing cooperation between border guard units and military personnel in monitoring the area along Latvia's eastern frontier.

No further details have yet been released about the identity of the detained person, the number of migrants involved, or the next procedural steps in the case.