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- Latvian border guards stopped 28 migrants in a moss-covered tunnel near the Belarus border.
- On 10 August they discovered a second tunnel that had carried 15 migrants.
- Latvia halted nearly 10,000 illegal crossing attempts in the first eight months of 2026.
- Prosecutor General opened a criminal case in mid-July against Belarusian officials for organized illegal crossings.
- Latvia launched security operation “Vilkatis” in mid-August after completing a border fence last year.
