396 persons have been detained for illegally crossing the border this year, 295 of which came in the timeframe from August 6 to 10, and 44 of which came after the announcement of the state of emergency.
23 people's attempts of illegally crossing the Latvian-Belarusian State border were prevented.
Since the announcement of the state of emergency on the Latvia-Belarus border August 10, the Border Guard has prevented 1,641 persons from crossing the border.