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Transcarpathian border guards apprehended illegal migrants from Vietnam accompanied by the Ukrainian

14-07-2018

Three migrants from Vietnam were prevented to get to the EU in Transcarpathia. Information about a possible violation of the border was received by the operational staff of the Western regional department. The area was immediately deployed by the additional border guards.

Almost at midnight the soldiers detected motion of one unknown person near the border, who, noticing police, rushed to escape. During search operations the reaction group soon detained the citizen of Ukraine and 3 citizens of Vietnam. All men had no any documents. However, the Ukrainian tried to escape, but he was stopped by warning shots.

The Slovakian border guards were informed on this point as well as interacting law enforcement agencies.

The detainees are taken to the border units, where they will be identified and called to responsibility for their attempt to cross illegally the state border of Ukraine. In addition, as to the Ukrainian the National Police forwarded a statement about criminal offence under the Article 332 “Illegal trafficking of persons across the state border”. The accomplices of the man are also in the process of establishment.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/na-zakarpatti-prikordonniki-zatrimali-nelegaliv-z-vtnamu-ta-ukraincya-yakiy-ih-suprovodzhuvav/

Four illegal migrants were apprehended by the border guards in Uzhhorod

04-07-2018

Four foreigners of Asian appearance were hiding in the private house in one of the central streets of Uzhhorod. Detainees had no any documents, however introduced themselves as the citizens of India. In the course of verification actions it was learned that the foreigners were waiting there for the persons to smuggle them illegally over the border in order to get to one of the EU countries. Currently, the law enforcers establish the persons involved in organization of foreigners’ illegal transportation over the border. According to this fact the criminal proceeding has been initiated under the Article 332 of the Crime Code of Ukraine “Illegal tranportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine’.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/chetvero-nelegaliv-zatrimali-prikordonniki-v-uzhgorodi/

Group of migrants from Bangladesh was detained by the border guards of Kharkiv Detachment

02-07-2018

Considering the available operative information about a possible offence at the border four unknown persons were discovered last night by means of the mobile thermal imaging device. Two hundred kilometers before the border the policemen detained the citizens of the Republic of Bangladesh, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1998 years of birth.

All foreigners will be handed in an established order to the representatives of the National Police.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/grupu-migrantiv-z-bangladesh-zatrimali-prikordonniki-harkivskogo-zagonu/

Two illegal immigrants from Iraq were detained in Transcarpathia

02-07-2018

When patrolling, the soldiers of BD “Luzhanka” noticed two unidentified persons moving towards the state border. During the offenders’ apprehension, the citizens of Iraq, Police made a warning shot up.

Currently, the foreigners are taken to the Border Department for performing  filtration and verification actions and preparing the protocols on detection of the crime signs under the Part 2 Article 204-1 of AICU “Illegal cross or attempt of illegal cross of the state border of Ukraine”.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/dvoh-nelegalnih-migrantiv-z-iraku-zatrimano-na-zakarpatti/

Border guards of Ukraine and Slovakia prevented 3 illegal migrants to get to Europe

23-06-2018

At night, the officers of the BD “Palad-Komarivtsi””, Chop Detachment, stopped two attempts of crossing Ukrainian-Slovakian border. The border patrol, servicing close the populated area in Transcarpathian region, detected two unfamiliar persons by means of thermal imager. as the offenders were in a far way distance to reach them, the border guards had to inform their Slovakian colleagues. Due to operative cooperation, the law enforcers of both countries managed to stop two citizens of Pakistan in due time, who looking for better living conditions intended to get illegally to Europe. Soon, after some searches the border guards detained one more illegal migrant. The young man of Asian appearance walked in the direction of the border. The detainee had no any documents and introduced himself as a citizen of India. The offender was delivered to Border Guard Department to undergo filtration procedures and drawing up appropriate procedural documents. Detained Pakistani will be handed to Ukrainian side in order of readmission. Upon their identification the court will make decision on the destiny of three illegal migrants.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-ukraini-ta-slovachchini-zavadili-3-nelegalam-probratisya-u-vropu/

Group of illegal migrants from the South-Eastern Asia was apprehended at the Russian border

20-06-2018

Sate border guard service of Ukraine continues counteracting the organized crime at the border. In order to prevent violations, all directions of the border are reinforced with reserves from the stocks of the detachments and regional departments, activity of operative and searching subdivisions is activated, cooperation with National Police and other law enforcers is arranged. Thus, processing received information about possible smuggling of the group of illegal migrants the border guards of Summy Detachment detained three trespassers. These were Pakistani citizens and two undocumented persons of Asian appearance being detained the border detail in the area of the international check point. Currently, the filtration actions are performed. The appropriate law enforcement agencies are informed on the case. The border guards do a complex of actions to identify the circle of persons involved in illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/grupu-nelegalnih-migrantiv-z-pivdenno-shidnoi-azii-zatrimano-na-kordoni-z-rf/

Border guards detained 16 citizens of Vietnam close to Slovakian border

20-06-2018

A great number of illegal migrants from Vietnam attempting to get illegally to Slovakia were detained at night by the border guards of Chop Detachment. The offenders were revealed after alarm system had been actuated. Reaction group of the BD “Onokivtsi” started to a place of possible illegal cross of the state border. The officers managed to stop the violators after overcoming the barrage fence. The detainees, being in composition of 12 men and 4 women, had no any documents and introduced themselves as the citizens of Vietnam. Illegal migrants were delivered to Border Subdivision in order to conduct filtration actions and draw up appropriate procedural documents. After their identification and establishing all circumstances they will be called to administrative responsibility.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-nepodalik-kordonu-zi-slovachchinoyu-zatrimali-16-gromadyan-vtnamu/

Citizens of India and Greece offering bribes were not passed to Ukraine

13-062018

A citizen of India was detained in the Boryspil Airport for bribing the border guards aiming to enter the teritory of Ukraine in illegal way.

The military Prosecutor’s office (Kyiv) is performed procedural supervision in the criminal proceedings on the fact of a bribe proposal by a foreigner in the amount of 400 Euro to the officer of the State Border Guard Service that is as to the signs of the criminal offense under Part 3 Art. 369 Criminal Code of Ukraine.

It has been established that the citizen of India tried to bribe the officers of the State Border Guard Service in the check point “Boryspil”. The foreigner offered the Senior Lieutenant an undue benefit in the amount of 400 euro for his admission to Ukraine, as he had the ban on entry into the territory of the country.

The Indian citizen was detained by the policemen in the airport “Boryspil” in accordance with the Article 208 of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine. Primary investigative actions are continued.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/gromadyan-indii-ta-grecii-yaki-proponuvali-habari-prikordonniki-ne-propustili-v-ukrainu/

Border guards stopped the trip of Azerbaijani citizen near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border

09-06-2018

The Azerbaijani citizen, who tried to bypass the checkpoint “Maidan-Kopyschansky” to enter the territory of the Republic of Belarus, was detained last night by the border guards of the Zhytomyr Detachment.

So, after procession the information received from the operational divisions of the Northern Regional Department, the border guards of BD “Kopysche” found a man, who, overcoming obstacles and ignoring the information signs, was traveling in the direction of the state border. The border detail immediately took measures to detain this person.

The offender was 29-year-old citizen of Azerbaijan.

In the course of further investigation it was determined that the foreigner had recently come to the territory of Ukraine and intended to get by transit to the territory of Belarus. However, the staff of the BGS of the neighboring country refused him in entry and returned to Ukraine.

During his return the foreigner has been granted the right to pass through the territory of Ukraine to Azerbaijan by transit within 72 hours, but Azerbaijani has ignored this requirement. Exceeding the period of his stay on the territory of the country, the foreigner has repeatedly decided to go to Belarus, but this time in illegal way. Arriving to the village by passing transport, the foreigner walk out of the checkpoint trying to cross the border on Belarus, where, a few meters from the state line he was detained by the border guards for trying to violate the state border.

Currently, the procedural documents are prepared as to the offender for his violation of the Articles 204-1 (Illegal cross or attempt to cross illegally the state border of Ukraine) and 203 (Violation of the stay rules in Ukraine and transit pass through the Ukrainian territory by the foreigners or stateless persons) of the Administrative Infringement Code of Ukraine.  Also the border guards made decision on the foereigner’s ban to enter the territory of Ukraine for the period of 3 years.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/bilya-ukrainsko-biloruskogo-kordonu-prikordonniki-pripinili-mandri-gromadyanina-azerbaydzhanu/

Lviv border guards detained two citizens of India getting through the woods to the border

19-06-2018

Two unknown persons were revealed nearby the border by the district inspector of Lviv Detachment. Aiming not to admit border violation, the reaction group started immediately to the place of the offenders’ possible stay. The unknown persons were walking through the woods towards the border; they were stopped in the suburb of the village Hrushiv. Detainees were delivered to the border division in order to perform verification action and identify the circumstances of the offence.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-na-lvivshchini-zatrimali-dvoh-gromadyan-indii-yaki-probiralisya-cherez-lis-do-kordonu/