On Tuesday, September 7, another 27 people's attempts of illegally crossing the Latvian-Belarusian State border were prevented.
No people were detained for having crossed the border illegally.
377 persons have been detained for illegally crossing the border this year, 295 of which came in the timeframe from August 6 to 10, and 25 of which came after the announcement of the state of emergency. Those people were allowed in citing 'humanitarian reasons'.
