State Border Guard Service

Border guards are neither authorised to down weather balloons smuggling goods nor do they have the right equipment to do so, says the chief of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

New weapons intended to the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) were presented in an event held in Vilnius District on Wednesday. Border guards will be equipped with FN MINIMI machine guns and G-36 automatic rifles.

Police have detained 43 illegal migrants in Utena County after a report from the State Border Guard Service on three cars that crossed from Latvia on Thursday.

Lithuania plans to send around 10 border guards to neighbouring Latvia facing a surge in the number of illegal migrants on its Belarusian border, the head of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) says.

The Interior Ministry presented Joint Special Forces at an event in Vilnius district on Wednesday. These forces currently consist of officers from the Special Purpose Unit of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT), police anti-terrorist unit Aras and the Public Security Service’s (VST) rapid response...

On Friday, 12 July, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) detained 5 citizens of Iran and 13 citizens of Afghanistan that were transferred by the police.

A total of 11 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus unlawfully over the past four days, from 21 to 24 June, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said. Border guards spotted ten of them on Monday and one on Sunday.

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) is proposing to restrict the access of residents to parts of the external border with Russia.

The National Audit Office announces it has carried out an audit “Strengthening State Border Security”, which assessed the implementation of surveillance systems in Lithuania at the external border of the European Union (EU).

Nine foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus over the past four days, from 29 March to 1 April, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports. All the attempts were made on Monday.

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) says 19 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus over the past day, 19 March.

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) will allocate additional personnel to ensure public order at the border during the protest of Polish farmers, who plan to start a blockade of a motorway connecting Poland and Lithuania on Friday.

Six irregular migrants attempted to access Lithuania via Belarus on Tuesday, 27 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

Three migrants attempted to cross from Belarus to Lithuania illegally on Monday, 26 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.

Nearly 60 percent of statutory officers are set for pay rises from 1 January, with the wage bill totalling more than EUR 500 million this year. This is almost half of the internal system’s budget, says the interior minister.

Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.

Four foreign nationals were turned away after trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.

On Monday, 22 January, three Belarusian border officers violated the Lithuanian border and entered the country’s territory in Ignalina district, the State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (VSAT) reported Tuesday.

The numbers of irregular migrants trying to cross into Lithuania may rise again in the spring, as the geopolitical situation remains unchanged, says the head of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).