Crime
The man who illegally went into Russia from Latvia over the weekend with a SUP board is pro-Kremlin activist Staņislavs Bukains, accused in the criminal case of the so-called 'Baltic Antifascists' organization, the LETA news agency reported on July 24.
Border guards in the Augšdaugava municipality have detained four Latvian citizens for helping 27 migrants to stay illegally in the territory of Latvia, the Border Guard said July 24.
On Monday, July 22, Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) conducted investigative activities at locations related to former Member of the European Parliament Tatjana Ždanoka (Latvian Russian Union), reports the LETA newswire.
At the end of June, the Department of International Cooperation of the General Prosecutor's Office issued a European arrest warrant against the former Latvian member of the European Parliament (EP) from Latvia Andrejs Mamikins, reported the LETA newswire.
The State Police (VP) has detained a man born in 1975 who sold narcotic and psychotropic substances to juveniles in Riga, in the vicinity of the Central Station and Zasulauks.
While fleeing border guards, a Georgian citizen who carried four persons without valid visas and residence permits crashed on the Dagda-Aglona motorway on Friday, July 12, the State Border Guard said.
The Riga City Court has sentenced a young man to two months in prison for supporting war crimes and praising Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to a publicly available verdict, LETA reports July 12.
What started as an ordinary day for a Latvian housewife became a significant national security breakthrough. A mysterious note found in her driveway has helped authorities uncover a series of sabotage acts linked to Russian intelligence.
On Wednesday, July 10, Riga City Court sentenced the pro-kremlin activist Jelena Kreile to three years in prison, the agency LETA reports.
At the end of June, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) sent to the Prosecutor's Office a criminal case against three officials of the State Border Guard of the Latgale region for illegal dissemination of data and knowingly providing false information, the IDB said July 10.
On Monday, July, 1, the State Police arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting a minor girl in the Ķengarags district in Rīga at the end of last week.
Latvia's dedicated cybersecurity agency, CERT.lv, has issued a warning for the public to be on guard against a 'phishing' attempt that involves a fake representation of the popular 'Smart-ID' app that is widely used in Latvia for online authentication.
A new publicity campaign intends to help Latvia's pensioners defend themselves against attempted telephone fraud.
The State Police (VP) distributed images on Friday, June 28, evening, asking for the public to help identifying a man.
Following Russia's disgusting invasion of Ukraine, the European Union imposed sanctions on the aggressor state and its partner in crime, Belarus, but an expensive line of automobiles currently sitting on the border between Latvia and Belarus appears to drive a 4x4 sized loophole through the sanctions regime, reports Latvian Radio.
In Latvia and Lithuania, a higher tolerance towards the purchase of contraband goods remains, while the opinion of the citizens of Estonia reveals a more law-abiding attitude, according to Arnis Kaktiņš, head of social research company SKDS, at the annual forum on the fight against smuggling.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) said June 26 it has concluded a more than three-year-long project called “Support for the establishment of a whistle-blowing system in Latvia” that was co-financed by the European Economic Area (EEA) grant program.
On June 21 this year, the State Security Service (VDD) requested the Prosecutor's Office to initiate criminal prosecution against a Latvian citizen for illegal participation in the war in Ukraine on the side of the Russian armed forces.
The Riga Regional Court upheld the decision of the Data State Inspectorate (DVI) to impose a EUR 1.2 million fine on the partially state-owned company "Tet" Ltd, LETA news agency reported on June 26.
On June 17 this year, the State Security Service (VDD) urged the Prosecutor's Office to prosecute a Latvian citizen for publicly praising and justifying war crimes committed by Russia, as well as inciting national and ethnic hatred in society.
Twenty drunk drivers and one driver under the influence of narcotic substances were arrested in Latvia on Līgo Day, June 23, the State Police confirmed.
A cyber-attack on Thursday morning disrupted the operation of the Smart-ID app.
Rīga Municipal Police said June 20 they had apprehended a man who was engaged in spying on women at a beach-side public toilet.
In the last year, 64% of Latvia's residents have experienced an attempt to defraud them, according to a survey conducted by Norstat for LSM.lv. Data from the State Police also show that the number of fraud episodes and the amount of damage caused are on the rise.
Singing songs praising the Soviet army and the occupation regime is a serious offense, according to the State Police (VP), which in the past few days has issued a request for help in identifying people who sang "Katyusha" on public transport after the Daugavpils City Festival, reported Latvian Television on June 17.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has handed over to the prosecutor's office a bribery case involving the construction process at the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS), the KNAB said.
The Customs Administration of the State Revenue Service (VID) discovered a large quantity of counterfeit sports shoes in a shipment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Riga Freeport customs control point, VID said on June 14.
On Tuesday, June 11, border guards in Lithuania detained a man with a residence permit issued in Latvia who was trying to transport weapon parts from Belarus into the European Union, reports Latvian Television.
On June 7, Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) said it had made a decision to urge the prosecutor's office to initiate criminal prosecution against a former member of the European Parliament "for possible glorification and justification of war crimes committed by the aggressor Russia in Ukraine."
Animal cruelty will now be punishable by a more severe penalty - the maximum penalty for killing or maiming an animal will be imprisonment for up to 5 years instead of the current three years. This is provided for in the changes to the Criminal Law approved by the Parliament in its final reading on Thursday, June 6.
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