According to the Border Guard, its officers, together with soldiers from the Territorial Defence Forces, detained a courier at the border crossing with Lithuania who was transporting four Somali nationals. Three of them held passes from a foreigner reception center in Latvia.
Poland reinstated border checks with Lithuania on Monday. Individuals entering the country can expect selective inspections based on profiling by the Border Guard.
On the same day, shortly before midnight, a courier transporting migrants was apprehended.
A similar incident occurred today. As reported by the Border Guard, its officers, alongside soldiers from the Territorial Defence Forces, detained a courier at the Lithuanian border crossing who was transporting four Somalis.
Three of them held passes issued by a foreigner reception center in Latvia.
In the days leading up to the implementation of the new regulations, the Podlaskie Voivodeship had been preparing for the temporary selective checks at the Lithuanian border, as announced by the government. State services adapted special variable-message boards, installed mobile containers for carrying out inspections, and marked the border control points. A new traffic organization was also established.