Polish-Lithuanian Border Guard officers, in cooperation with Territorial Defense Force soldiers, detained 12 people

At the Lithuanian border in Markiškės, Border Guard officers and Territorial Defense Force soldiers detained a courier. He was a Latvian citizen transporting four Afghan nationals. Further actions are being taken against the driver and passengers.

After midnight, in the town of Wołyńce, Border Guard officers and Territorial Defense Force soldiers detained seven people (four Somali citizens and three Moroccan citizens). During the detention, a courier, a Latvian citizen, arrived to pick up the migrants. He was detained. Further investigations are ongoing.

Since the temporary reintroduction of border controls on July 7, more than 60 people have been detained on the Polish-Lithuanian border, including 10 couriers.