Detained Migrants: Train Journey Was Supposed to End With a Flight to Copenhagen

Lithuanian border guards detained six individuals without proper documentation on a train journey from Riga to Vilnius. The group was traveling towards Western Europe, with one person attempting to use a suspected forged French residency permit.

The operation occurred on the Riga-Vilnius train route. During the inspection, border guards discovered that the six foreign nationals lacked the necessary documents to be in Lithuania or the Schengen Area. Among them, one individual presented what is believed to be a fraudulent French residency permit, raising further concerns about their immigration status.

Adding to the suspicion, all six individuals had acquired flight tickets from Vilnius to Copenhagen, Denmark. This suggests a coordinated effort to transit through Lithuania and potentially reach other European destinations, possibly seeking asylum or irregular employment. The border guards are now investigating the circumstances surrounding their presence and their intended final destination.