Individuals Sought by Law Enforcement and Those with Fake Documents Detained at Airport

Border guards at Riga Airport have intercepted two individuals sought by law enforcement and apprehended four foreign nationals presenting counterfeit travel documents. The detentions occurred as part of routine border control operations.

One of the detained individuals was a Latvian citizen attempting to travel to the United Kingdom, while the other was a German-entering Latvian non-citizen. Both have been handed over to the State Police. The individuals were detained as part of efforts to uphold security and immigration laws.

Further scrutiny of passenger profiles at the airport's border control point revealed four foreign nationals in possession of forged documents. These included a Somali citizen presenting a fake Dutch identity card, and two others from Somalia and Ethiopia with fraudulent French residence permits. A Bangladeshi citizen was also found with a forged Pakistani passport. Criminal proceedings have been initiated against these individuals for using false documents and concealing their identities.

In separate incidents, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan was found to have violated Schengen visa and residence permit conditions, leading to administrative responsibility. Additionally, one Azerbaijani citizen was denied entry for failing to justify their purpose of visit, and several other nationals from Germany, Italy, Moldova, Israel, Russia, Lithuania, and Belarus were also refused entry due to security concerns and returned to their countries of departure. Immigration checks within the country also identified violations by Russian and Pakistani citizens regarding entry or residence rules.