„A new trend has been observed this year, with migrants making greater use of tunnels to enter the territory of the Republic of Lithuania,“ Liubajevas told ELTA. Generally, the border guard commander explained, when such tunnels are discovered, migrants who have entered Lithuania via them are turned back or detained. Guards are then organised so that migrants can be detained or deterred when they attempt to enter Lithuania illegally,“ said the commander of the State Border Guard Service. Liubajevas explained that the State Border Guard Service has equipment that can be used to detect tunnels being dug, and is also trialling new technologies. For some reason, migrants from African countries are using the route through Latvia,“ said the head of the border guard service.