A Russian tried to enter Latvia by offering a 30-euro bribe to the border guard

On Friday, the border guards detained a Russian citizen at the border control point in Grebneva, who tried to give the border guard a bribe of 30 euros, the LETA agency was informed by the State Border Guard.

While administering the queue of trucks, on the A13 highway (Russian border (Grebneva)-Rēzekne-Daugavpils-Lithuanian border (Medumi)), the border guards found a Russian citizen entering Latvia who wanted the border guards to issue a truck control ticket to the truck that will arrive In Latvia in a few days.

The man offered the border guards 30 euros, which was intended as a bribe, so that the border guards would issue a truck control ticket to a vehicle that was not in the truck queue.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated against a Russian citizen for bribery in accordance with the first part of Article 323 of the Criminal Law, the person has been recognized as a suspect, and the person has been detained as a security measure.

Bribery can be classified as a serious crime for which, according to the Criminal Code of Latvia, imprisonment for up to five years, temporary imprisonment, forced labor or a fine in the amount of ten to two thousand minimum monthly wages determined by the Republic of Latvia is threatened.

Photo: Ivars Soikāns/LETA