On Thursday, officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service detained two Ukrainians who were transporting illegal migrants across Lithuania.
Writes about this "
" 1 of the Criminal Code of Lithuania "
This article provides for liability for the illegal transportation of foreigners who do not have the right to live in Lithuania or illegally crossed the border of the country.. The most severe punishment under this article is imprisonment for up to 6 years..
The publication notes that Poland has repeatedly reported about the detention of Ukrainians involved in the transportation of illegal immigrants..
Since Monday, several thousand illegal migrants have gathered near the Polish border from Belarus, setting up camp there and trying to storm the border..
A similar scenario is expected on the border of Lithuania with Belarus, which is why a state of emergency was declared on the Lithuanian border with Belarus on Wednesday.