151 foreigners, including Algerian and Pakistani citizens, tried to get from Belarus to Poland in the past 24 hours, the border guard reported. Several people crossed the border river Istoczanka; other couriers.
The border guard announced on Twitter that of more than 151 people who wanted to cross the border, 10 retreated to Belarus upon seeing Polish patrols.
Then they threw stones at the Polish patrols, no one was injured
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In the area protected by border guards from the post in Michałów, two Cameroonian citizens who had crossed the Istoczanka River were detained.
The border guards detained couriers transporting people who crossed the border illegally. A Ukrainian was arrested near Dubicze Cerkiewne who was transporting five people: citizens of Syria and Sudan. However, near Mielnik, after a chase, a Georgian was arrested, who was transporting four people: citizens of India and Sri Lanka.
More than 390 people have been detained for assisting illegal border crossing so far in 2023, according to Border Guard data.
Since the beginning of the year, the border guard has registered more than 12,000 attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus to Poland. According to data previously provided by the Border Guard, there were approximately 2.5 thousand in March and April. such attempts, in May about 3 thousand. Since the beginning of June, there are about 2,000 people.
Safety precautions
At 206 kilometers from the Polish-Belarusian border, the entire electronic barrier, a system of cameras and sensors, is already in operation. The electronic dam is an addition to the 5.5 m high steel dam that was built in 2022 over a length of 186 km.
In Podlaskie, all border crossings with Belarus are closed until further notice. Only railway crossings in Kuźnica and Siemianówka are open.
Currently, the rules for the border strip apply in this region, and the restrictions are governed by the ordinance of the voivode issued in September 2021 on the prohibition to remain on the entire part of the border strip (15 m inland from the border line) at the border with Belarus, ie at the EU external border. The Ordinance of the Voivodeship of February this year on rules of order in the border area adjacent to the state border in the Voivodeship is also in force. The Ombudsman recently challenged them before the administrative court.
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Source: wPolityce