Lithuania to Purchase Technology for Detecting Underground Tunnels Along Its Border — LRT
Lithuania plans to acquire technology that will help border guards more effectively detect underground tunnels used for illegal border crossings. This was announced by the country’s Minister of the Interior, Martynas Katelinas.
According to the minister, last week Lithuanian experts successfully tested a Polish tunnel-detection system. During testing, the system was able to detect an underground passage that law enforcement had previously reported.
“Last week, we tested technology borrowed from the Poles that allows us to detect attempts to dig tunnels. It works, so we will purchase this technology, and border guards will be able to use it,” said Katelinas.
He noted that in recent times, dozens of attempts to dig tunnels for illegal entry into the country have been detected along the Lithuanian border. All of the underground passages found have been destroyed.
The minister explained that as border infrastructure is strengthened, illegal migrants are changing the ways they cross the border.
This week, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service reported the discovery of an unfinished tunnel near the village of Pertako in the Lazdijai District. It was found by analyzing ground vibrations and was filled in after the necessary procedures were completed.
In late July, law enforcement officers also discovered another unfinished tunnel in the south of the country, which allowed them to intercept a group of illegal migrants.
Rustamas Lyubaev, commander of the State Border Guard Service, noted that the number of tunnels discovered has increased recently, but cases in which migrants manage to enter Lithuania undetected remain rare.
Source: LRT.
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