Border Gurad Says East African Smuggling Network Used Finland as Transit Route
- The Finnish Border Guard is supporting Estonian authorities with border security monitoring to manage rising migration pressure from the Latvia-Belarus border.
- On Wednesday, eight Ethiopian migrants were returned to Latvia by the Police and Border Guard Board after illegally entering the European Union via the Latvia-Belarus border.
- Estonian police have detained 99 foreigners since July linked to migratory pressure from the Latvia-Belarus border, with these individuals aiming to reach Nordic countries through Tallinn's ports.
- Finnish authorities completed a criminal investigation into a smuggling network accused of moving more than 40 third-country nationals through Finland, with one suspect now facing prosecution consideration.
- Investigators linked the organization to at least 25 journeys from Latvia to Finland, with the network shifting from Air Baltic flights between November 2025 and January 2026 to land and sea routes.
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Especially in Latvia more attempted border crossings are recorded. And in Lithuania the security forces discover a tunnel under the border fence
More than 40 migrants smuggled through Finland, investigators say
Finnish authorities have completed a criminal investigation into a suspected international people smuggling network accused of moving more than 40 third-country nationals from Latvia through Finland to other European Union member states. The investigation by the Border Guard's Criminal Investigation Unit in Turku found that the suspected offences took place between December 2025 and April 2026. The case has now moved to prosecutorial considerati…
99 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Tallinn in recent weeks. The majority are headed to Finland.
Poland has recently closed its part of the EU's external border, suspended the right to asylum – and now, after the crisis in Ceuta, is teaching the government in Madrid.
The Border Guard patrol supports the Estonian Police and Border Guard in border security tasks at the port and airport of Tallinn.
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