Lithuania: customs to tighten Belarus border checks as crossings quadruple

With more people frequently crossing the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, Lithuania’s customs officers say they will step up controls to prevent smuggling. Over 124,000 people crossed the border in January-March, almost four times more than during the same period in 2021, the customs service said. Such frequency suggests that some travelers may be transporting goods for illegal…

Lithuania: police open probe into mysterious flight over Eastern Europe

Lithuania’s police have opened a pre-trial investigation into a mysterious flight from Lithuania over several Eastern European countries that landed in Bulgaria. “A pre-trial investigation into a violation of international rules of the air has been opened at the Criminal Police Bureau,” Saulius Briginas, deputy chief of the Criminal Police Bureau, said. According to Briginas,…

Latvia: number of passengers serviced at Riga airport reaches two-thirds of pre-pandemic numbers

In May, Riga International Airport serviced 474,000 passengers or 66% of the pre-pandemic number, according to data available about the airport’s operations. Since the start of the year the airport has serviced 1.67 million passengers. The percentage of direct passengers was 84%, whereas the percentage of transit passengers was 16%. A similar situation for direct…