On Thursday, officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service detained a Polish citizen who had more than a ton of raw tobacco aboard his Peugeot Boxer minivan en route from Lithuania.
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Lithuanian border police arrested an illegal immigrant from Iraq and a Finnish citizen allegedly trying to smuggle him through Lithuania on Friday.
Lithuanian border guards have already detained a range of illegal immigrants from Syria and Lebanon but the path into the EU through Lithuania is still relatively undiscovered according to Dainius Dautartas, a Major in the State Border Guard Service Major.
More than 120 officials of the State Border Guard Service have been convicted of corruption in the last decade, with charges brought against 15 border guards last year.
Foreign intelligence agencies keep approaching Lithuania's border guards in order to recruit them, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said on Friday. Six such attempts were reported last year.
Around 80 fishermen were saved by the Lithuanian Naval Rescue Service on Sunday morning after ice began to move in the Curonian Lagoon near the Ventė horn and fishermen became trapped on floating ice sheets.
The dropping value of the currencies of Russia and Belarus has forced some migrant workers from these countries to make their way to Lithuania, mostly illegally, the State Border Guard Service says.
From December 9, two Lithuanian border guards will help patrol the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, two more will patrol with a service SUV along the Hungary–Serbia border.
A pre-trial investigation into the actions of police officers and handling of service weapons was launched after Thursday's incident when a fugitive fled from a police vehicle with an officer's automatic rifle. The investigation has been transferred to Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office.
Reacting to the terrorist attacks in France, Lithuania's Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee has requested additional funding for the State Security Department, the Lithuanian Police Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit, Aras, and the State Border Guard Service. The committee requests to...
The Liberal Movement political group in the Lithuanian parliament has proposed to boost funding for counter-terrorism effort by additional EUR 15 million starting in 2016.
Head of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis says the Lithuanian Government should consider creating a crisis management centre which would adequately respond to terrorist attacks.
After Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, Lithuania has taken additional measures at border crossing points, including more thorough inspections of people and vehicles.
The Lithuanian prime minister is summoning the minister of the interior and the State Security Department head for an urgent meeting on security following tragic terrorist attacks in Paris.
On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Government approved structural reforms of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) which had been put forward by Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis. The reform is expected to help save funds on management costs, increase staff wages, boost their motivation, augment...
During the summer of 2017, from 14 July to 18 August, Vilnius Airport will be carrying out reconstruction of the runway. Aircrafts will not be landing in Vilnius and communication with Lithuania will be ensured through other air gateways, most of the airlines are planning to move their flights to Ka...
Illegal immigrants from Vietnam and Chechens suspected of their smuggling have been detained during a week-long operation near the Lithuanian-Latvian border, according to the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service.
Lithuanian border guards on Thursday handed over eight migrants from Iraq to their Polish counterparts, the State Border Guard Service said.
Lithuanian border guards from Kalvarija Frontier Station on the Polish border on Wednesday detained four illegal immigrants from Vietnam accompanied by one Russian and three Latvian citizens, Lithuania's State Border Guard Service said on Thursday.
Lithuania has stepped up patrol on its border with Poland after spotting a new refugee route from Southern Europe to Scandinavia, and has also taken other undisclosed measures, Renatas Požėla, head of the country's State Border Guard Service, said in an interview with BNS on Thursday.
