Latvia finds smuggling tunnel on Belarus border

Latvian authorities have discovered a smuggling tunnel running along the country's border with Belarus, according to a report by InfoMigrants. The find represents one of the more unusual border security incidents recorded along the EU's eastern frontier in recent years.

No further details on the tunnel's length, precise location, or the nature of the goods involved were provided in the initial report. Latvian border authorities have not yet issued a formal statement elaborating on the discovery.

Latvia shares a land border with Belarus, a country that the EU and NATO have repeatedly identified as a source of hybrid pressure since 2021, when Minsk was accused of orchestrating large-scale irregular migrant crossings into Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. That campaign prompted Brussels to accelerate funding for physical border barriers across the Baltic states and Poland.

The Baltic region has since maintained heightened surveillance along its eastern borders, with Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia all investing in fencing, sensor technology, and increased border guard deployments as part of a broader EU-backed effort to secure the bloc's frontier.