404 persons have been detained for illegally crossing the border this year, 295 of which came in the timeframe from August 6 to 10, and 52 of which came after the announcement of the state of emergency.
18 people's attempts of illegally crossing the Latvian-Belarusian State border were prevented October 26.
Since the announcement of the state of emergency on the Latvia-Belarus border August 10, the Border Guard has prevented 1,948 persons from crossing the border. The state of emergency lasts until February 10, 2022.
