On November 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The fourth group of illegal immigrants has been detained by servicemen of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment in the Braslav district within a week, Denis Glebko, Assistant Head of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment, informed a BELTA correspondent. Tonight, seven foreigners attempted to cross the Belarusian-Latvian border illegally. Belarusian border guards detained the offenders, the oldest of whom is 45 years old, the youngest - 20. An administrative process has been initiated against all seven. Since the evening of November 11, groups of illegal immigrants have been attempting to illegally cross the Belarusian-Latvian border in the Braslav district. Their total number, including those detained today, is 17 people. They all chose the same route to the EU - from their homeland by plane to Minsk, and then by car to the Braslav district. Since the beginning of 2012, as of November 16, 84 State Border violators have been detained by servicemen of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment. -0-

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