WIADOMOŚCI Tunnel on the Belarus-Latvia border Patryk Jagnieża Latvia-Belarus borderPhoto. Saeima / Wikimedia Commons In south-eastern Latvia, on the border with Belarus, an underground tunnel used by illegal migrants to enter European Union territory has been discovered. Until now, the known methods of illegally crossing the Latvian border involved exploiting gaps or vulnerabilities in the border barrier, or jumping over it. See also Lithuania closes border crossings with Belarus and vows to shoot down smuggling balloonsAt present, Poland is not experiencing similar pressure on its border. According to data published by the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, a total of 235 illegal border crossing attempts were recorded in the first half of 2026.